4386. mekittah

Lexicon

mekittah: Crushing, destruction

Original Word: מְכִתָּה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mkittah
Pronunciation: meh-kee-tah
Phonetic Spelling: (mek-it-taw')
Definition: Crushing, destruction
Meaning: a fracture

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bursting

From kathath; a fracture -- bursting.

see HEBREW kathath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from kathath
Definition
something crushed or pulverized, crushed fragments
NASB Translation
pieces (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מְכִתָּה] noun feminine the crushed or pulverized = collective crushed fragments; — singular suffix מְכִתָּתוֺ Isaiah 30:14 (result of כָּתוּת, v^a).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb כָּתַת (katat), which means "to beat down" or "to crush."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • While there is no direct Greek equivalent for מְכִתָּה, the concept of breaking or crushing can be related to Greek terms such as συντρίβω (syntribo, Strong's Greek 4937), which means "to crush" or "to break in pieces," and κατασυντρίβω (katasyntribo, Strong's Greek 2608), which means "to shatter" or "to break down completely." These Greek terms are used in the New Testament to describe similar themes of destruction or divine judgment.

Usage: The term מְכִתָּה is used in the context of physical breaking or crushing, often metaphorically to describe destruction or ruin.

Context: • The Hebrew word מְכִתָּה appears in the context of describing a fracture or breaking, often used metaphorically to convey the idea of destruction or ruin. This term is rooted in the verb כָּתַת, which means "to beat down" or "to crush," indicating a forceful breaking or shattering. In the Hebrew Bible, מְכִתָּה is used to describe the physical breaking of objects or the metaphorical breaking of nations or individuals under divine judgment or calamity.
• The concept of מְכִתָּה can be seen in the broader biblical narrative as a representation of the consequences of sin or disobedience, where the breaking or crushing serves as a form of divine retribution or correction. This aligns with the biblical theme of God as both a just judge and a merciful redeemer, who allows for breaking as a means of bringing about repentance and restoration.
• In the Berean Standard Bible, the term is translated in contexts that emphasize the severity and completeness of the breaking, often highlighting the transformative power of God's intervention in human affairs.

Forms and Transliterations

בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙ במכתתו ḇim·ḵit·tā·ṯōw ḇimḵittāṯōw vimchittaTo

Englishman's Concordance

Isaiah 30:14
HEB: וְלֹֽא־ יִמָּצֵ֤א בִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙ חֶ֔רֶשׂ לַחְתּ֥וֹת
NAS: will not be found among its pieces To take
KJV: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd
INT: not will not be found pieces A sherd to take

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 4386
1 Occurrence

ḇim·ḵit·tā·ṯōw — 1 Occ.