Strong's Lexicon machah: To wipe, blot out, obliterate Original Word: מָחָה Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1813 (ἐξαλείφω, exaleipho): To wipe away, obliterate, used in contexts such as Acts 3:19, "Repent, then, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away." Usage: The Hebrew verb "machah" primarily means to wipe or blot out. It conveys the idea of removing or erasing something completely, often used in the context of erasing records, memories, or even people from existence. In the biblical context, it is frequently associated with divine judgment or mercy, where God either blots out sins or removes individuals or nations from the earth. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the concept of blotting out was significant in both legal and religious contexts. Records were kept on scrolls or tablets, and to blot out a name or a record was to erase it from memory or history. This action symbolized complete removal or forgiveness. In the biblical narrative, the act of blotting out is often linked to God's covenant relationship with His people, where He promises to remember their sins no more or, conversely, to remove those who oppose His will. Brown-Driver-Briggs I. מָחָה verb wipe, wipe out (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic  , efface, erase, cancel, obliterate; Aramaic מְחָא (I), compare Phoenician למחת according to stroke = exactly HoffinPhoenician Inschr., Abh. GGW, xxxvi. May 1889, 9). — Qal Perfect3masculine singular מָחָה Numbers 5:23 3t.; 3 feminine singular מחֲתָה Proverbs 30:20 4t. Pf; Imperfect יִמְחֶה 2 Kings 21:13; וַיִּמַח (Baer; variant reading וַיִּמַּח) Genesis 7:23; 1singular suffix אֶמְחֶנּוּ Exodus 32:33; 4t. Imperfect; Imperative מְחֵה Psalm 51:3; Psalm 51:11; suffix מְחֵנִי Exodus 32:32; Infinitive absolute מָחֹה Exodus 17:14; construct לִמְחוֺת 2 Kings 14:27; Participle מֹחֶה Isaiah 43:25; feminine plural (לְ)מֹחוֺת Proverbs 31:3; (Ges Fl Nö De Str for ᵑ0 לַמְחוֺת); — 1 wipe, the mouth Proverbs 30:20; tears from (מעל) the face Isaiah 25:8; written curse, into the water (אלמֿים) for drinking Numbers 5:23 (P); Moses' name from the book (מספר) of God Exodus 32:32,33 (J); וּמָחִיתִי אֶתֿ יְרוּשָׁלִַם כַּאֲשֶׁר יִמְחֶה אֶתהַֿצַּלַּחַת מָחָה וְהָפַךְ עַלמָּֿנֶיהָ 2 Kings 21:13 and I will wipe Jerusalem as one wipeth a dish, — he doth wipe and turn it (but read probably מָחֹה וְהָפֹךְ) upside down. 2 blot out = obliterate from the memory, מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם from under heaven e.g. the name Deuteronomy 9:14; Deuteronomy 29:19; 2 Kings 14:27; the remembrance Exodus 17:14 (twice in verse) (J), Deuteronomy 25:19; the name for ever Psalm 9:6; transgressions (פשׁע; no more remembered by God against sinner) Psalm 51:3; Isaiah 43:25; Isaiah 44:22; עָון Psalm 51:11. 3 blot out = exterminate, כלהֿיקוֺם all existing things Genesis 7:23 (J) and mankind, מֵעַל מְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה Genesis 6:7; Genesis 7:4 (J); מֹחוֺת מְלָכִין Proverbs 31:3 (with the text-change, see above) = destroyers of kings (i.e. impure women), but expression strange and dubious. Niph`al Perfect3masculine plural נִמְחוּ Ezekiel 6:6; Imperfect יִמָּחֶה Deuteronomy 25:6; Judges 21:17; יִמַּח Psalm 109:13; 3feminine singular תִּמָּ֑ח Psalm 109:14; 4t. Imperfect; — 1 be wiped out מִסֵּפֶר חַיִּים Psalm 69:29. 2 be blotted out, מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל of a name Deuteronomy 25:6, a tribe Judges 21:17; name ("" posterity) Psalm 109:13; from memory, of sins Nehemiah 3:37; Psalm 109:14; reproach, Proverbs 6:33. 3 be exterminated, מִןהָֿאָרֶץ Genesis 7:23 (J); of idolatrous works of Israel Ezekiel 6:6. Hiph`il Imperfect2masculine singular תֶּ֫מַח Nehemiah 13:14; תֶּ֑מְחִי Jeremiah 18:23 (but tone suggests תֶּ֫מַח compare Ges§ 75. R. 17; Gie reads Qal and doubts Hiph`il altogether); Infinitive לַמְחוֺת Proverbs 31:3 ( = לְהַמְחוֺת but see Qal 3); — blot out, from the memory; pious acts Nehemiah 13:14; sins Jeremiah 18:23. II. מָחָה verb strike (Aramaic מְחָא (II), III. מָחָה verb denominative only Pu`al Participle מְמֻחָיִם (Ges§ 75. R.13) in phrase ׳שְׁמָנִים מ Isaiah 25:6 fat pieces full of marrow. מְחִי see II. מחה. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, utterly, wipe away, A primitive root; properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. Grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. Reach to -- abolish, blot out, destroy, full of marrow, put out, reach unto, X utterly, wipe (away, out). Forms and Transliterations אֶמְחֶ֖נּוּ אֶמְחֶ֨ה אֶמְחֶה֙ אמחה אמחנו וְאֶמְחֶ֣ה וְנִמְח֖וּ וַיִּ֜מַח וַיִּמָּח֖וּ וּמָ֣חֲתָה וּמָחִ֗יתִי וּמָחִ֨יתִי וּמָחָ֖ה וּמָחָ֛ה וּמָחָ֤ה וּמָחָ֨ה ואמחה וימח וימחו ומחה ומחיתי ומחתה ונמחו יִ֭מָּחֽוּ יִמְחֶ֤ה יִמַּ֥ח יִמָּחֶ֥ה ימח ימחה ימחו לִמְחוֹת֙ לַֽמְח֥וֹת למחות מְחֵ֣ה מְחֵ֣נִי מְחֵֽה׃ מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔ם מָ֝חִ֗יתָ מָחִ֤יתִי מָחָ֔ה מָחֹ֤ה מֹחֶ֥ה מחה מחה׃ מחית מחיתי מחני ממחים תִּמְחֶה֙ תִּמָּֽח׃ תִּמָּחֶ֑ה תִמָּחֶֽה׃ תֶּ֑מְחִי תֶּ֣מַח תמח תמח׃ תמחה תמחה׃ תמחי ’em·ḥeh ’em·ḥen·nū ’emḥeh ’emḥennū emCheh emChennu lam·ḥō·wṯ lamChot lamḥōwṯ lim·ḥō·wṯ limchOt limḥōwṯ mā·ḥāh mā·ḥî·ṯā mā·ḥî·ṯî mā·ḥōh maChah maChita maChiti maChoh māḥāh māḥîṯā māḥîṯî māḥōh mə·ḥê·nî mə·ḥêh mə·mu·ḥā·yim meCheh meCheni məḥêh məḥênî meMuchaYim məmuḥāyim mō·ḥeh moCheh mōḥeh te·maḥ tem·ḥî Temach temaḥ Temchi temḥî tim·ḥeh tim·mā·ḥeh ṯim·mā·ḥeh tim·māḥ timCheh timḥeh timMach timmaCheh timmāḥ timmāḥeh ṯimmāḥeh ū·mā·ḥă·ṯāh ū·mā·ḥāh ū·mā·ḥî·ṯî umaChah uMachatah umaChiti ūmāḥāh ūmāḥăṯāh ūmāḥîṯî vaiYimach vaiyimmaChu veemCheh venimChu way·yi·maḥ way·yim·mā·ḥū wayyimaḥ wayyimmāḥū wə’emḥeh wə·’em·ḥeh wə·nim·ḥū wənimḥū yim·ḥeh yim·mā·ḥeh yim·mā·ḥū yim·maḥ yimCheh yimḥeh yimMach yimmaCheh Yimmachu yimmaḥ yimmāḥeh yimmāḥūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 6:7 HEB: וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶמְחֶ֨ה אֶת־ הָאָדָ֤ם NAS: said, I will blot out man KJV: said, I will destroy man INT: said the LORD will blot man whom Genesis 7:4 Genesis 7:23 Genesis 7:23 Exodus 17:14 Exodus 17:14 Exodus 32:32 Exodus 32:33 Numbers 5:23 Numbers 34:11 Deuteronomy 9:14 Deuteronomy 25:6 Deuteronomy 25:19 Deuteronomy 29:20 Judges 21:17 2 Kings 14:27 2 Kings 21:13 2 Kings 21:13 2 Kings 21:13 Nehemiah 4:5 Nehemiah 13:14 Psalm 9:5 Psalm 51:1 Psalm 51:9 Psalm 69:28 36 Occurrences |
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