The meaning of “מַכָּה”
Understanding makkâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or (masculine) מַכֶּה makkeh (muk-keh'); (plural only) from נָכָה; a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by impli...
מַכָּה
or (masculine) מַכֶּה makkeh (muk-keh'); (plural only) from נָכָה; a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed). - a wound - figuratively, carnage, also pestilence 1) blow, wound, slaughter 1a) blow, stripe 1b) beating, scourging 1c) wound 1d) slaughter 1e) defeat, conquest 1f) plague
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 26:21 | “And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.” Word: מַכָּה (makkâh) | |
| Joshua 10:20 | “And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.” Word: מַכָּה (makkâh) | |
| 1 Kings 20:21 | “And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.” Word: מַכָּה (makkâh) | |
| Esther 9:5 | “Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.” Word: מַכָּה (makkâh) | |
| Isaiah 14:6 | “He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth.” Word: מַכָּה (makkâh) |
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