The meaning of “מַכְאֹב”
Understanding makʼôb reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sometimes מַכְאוֹב makʼôwb (mak-obe'); also (feminine Isaiah 53:3) מַכְאֹבָה makʼôbâh (mako-baw'); from כָּאַב grief, pa...
מַכְאֹב
sometimes מַכְאוֹב makʼôwb (mak-obe'); also (feminine Isaiah 53:3) מַכְאֹבָה makʼôbâh (mako-baw'); from כָּאַב grief, pain, sorrow. - anguish or (figuratively) affliction 1) pain, sorrow 1a) pain (physical) 1b) pain (mental)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 3:7 | “And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;” Word: מַכְאֹב (makʼôb) | |
| 2 Chronicles 6:29 | “Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:” Word: מַכְאֹב (makʼôb) | |
| Job 33:19 | “He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:” Word: מַכְאֹב (makʼôb) | |
| Psalms 38:17 | “For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.” Word: מַכְאֹב (makʼôb) | |
| Ecclesiastes 2:23 | “For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.” Word: מַכְאֹב (makʼôb) |
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