מָעַךְ
Transliteration
māʿaḵ
Pronunciation
maw-ak'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1229

Strong’s Definitions

מָעַךְ mâʻak, maw-ak'; a primitive root; to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle:—bruised, stuck, be pressed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H4600 in the following manner: bruised (1x), stuck (1x), pressed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H4600 in the following manner: bruised (1x), stuck (1x), pressed (1x).

  1. to press, squeeze

    1. (Qal) to be crushed

    2. (Pual) to be handled, be pressed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מָעַךְ mâʻak, maw-ak'; a primitive root; to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle:—bruised, stuck, be pressed.
STRONGS H4600: Abbreviations
† [מָעַךְ] verb press, squeeze (Late Hebrew id.; מְעַךְ; Arabic rub); —
Qal Passive participle וּמָעוּךְ וְכָתוּת וְנָתוּק וְכָרוּת Leviticus 22:24 (H), not to be offered to י׳, reference to emasculation (compare Di); וַחֲנִיתוֺ מְעוּכָהבָֿאָרֶץ 1 Samuel 26:7 and his spear pressed (thrust) into the ground.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine plural שָׁמָּה מֹעֲכוּ שְׁדֵיהֶן Ezekiel 23:3 there were their breasts squeezed (|| עִשּׂוּ; unchastely; figurative of intercourse of Samaria and Jerusalem with Egypt, involving idolatry).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

Leviticus 22:24

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 26:7

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:3