4220. meach
Berean Strong's Lexicon
meach: To crush, to bruise, to oppress

Original Word: מֵעַךְ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: meach
Pronunciation: meh-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (may'-akh)
Definition: To crush, to bruise, to oppress
Meaning: fat, rich

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "meach," the concept of crushing or oppression can be related to Greek terms such as "θλίβω" (thlibo - Strong's Greek 2346), which means to press, afflict, or oppress.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "meach" conveys the action of crushing or bruising, often in a physical sense. It can also imply oppression or the act of breaking down something or someone. This term is used to describe both literal and metaphorical acts of crushing or oppression.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical actions such as crushing or bruising were often used metaphorically to describe emotional or spiritual states. The agrarian society of ancient Israel would have been familiar with the process of crushing grains or grapes, which could serve as a vivid metaphor for oppression or affliction. The concept of being crushed or oppressed was significant in the context of Israel's history, particularly during times of conquest and exile.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a fatling
NASB Translation
fat beasts (1), wealthy (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מֵחַ] noun [masculine] fatling (Phoenician מח fat (adjective ); Late Hebrew מֵיחָא figurative of choice flour); — only plural absolute: עֹלוֺת מֵיחִים Psalm 66:15 burnt offerings of fatlings; so מֵחִים Isaiah 5:17 ("" כְּבָשִׂים) according to Hi Du CheHpt (read חֳרָבוֺת and strike out גָּרִים); most, fat ones, figurative for rich men.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fatling one

From machah in the sense of greasing; fat; figuratively, rich -- fatling (one).

see HEBREW machah

Forms and Transliterations
מֵחִ֖ים מֵחִ֣ים מחים mê·ḥîm meChim mêḥîm
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 66:15
HEB: עֹ֘ל֤וֹת מֵחִ֣ים אַעֲלֶה־ לָּ֭ךְ
NAS: to You burnt offerings of fat beasts, With the smoke
KJV: unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense
INT: burnt of fat shall offer With

Isaiah 5:17
HEB: כְּדָבְרָ֑ם וְחָרְב֥וֹת מֵחִ֖ים גָּרִ֥ים יֹאכֵֽלוּ׃
NAS: in the waste places of the wealthy.
KJV: and the waste places of the fat ones shall strangers
INT: their pasture the waste of the wealthy and strangers will eat

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4220
2 Occurrences


mê·ḥîm — 2 Occ.
















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