4455. malqowach
Berean Strong's Lexicon
malqowach: Spoil, plunder, prey

Original Word: מַלְקוֹחַ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: malqowach
Pronunciation: mal-KOH-akh
Phonetic Spelling: (mal-ko'-akh)
Definition: Spoil, plunder, prey
Meaning: the jaws, in, spoil

Word Origin: Derived from the root לָקַח (laqach), meaning "to take" or "to capture."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4661 (skulon): Refers to spoils or booty, often used in the context of war.

- G1612 (harpagē): Meaning plunder or robbery, emphasizing the act of seizing.

Usage: The term "malqowach" refers to goods or possessions taken by force, typically in the context of war or conflict. It denotes the act of seizing or capturing items from an enemy, often used to describe the spoils of battle. In a broader sense, it can also refer to anything taken or captured, emphasizing the act of acquisition through force or conquest.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, including Israel, warfare was a common means of expanding territory and influence. The spoils of war, or "malqowach," were considered a legitimate reward for victory and were often distributed among the victors. This practice was not only a means of wealth acquisition but also a way to provide for soldiers and their families. The concept of taking plunder was deeply embedded in the socio-political fabric of the time, reflecting the harsh realities of survival and dominance in the ancient world.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. מַלְקוֺחַ noun masculineIsaiah 49:25 booty, prey (compare לָקַח

9); — ׳הֲיֻקַּח מִגִּבּוֺר מ Isaiah 49:24 ("" שְׁבִי), compare Isaiah 49:25 ("" id.); Numbers 31:26 ("" id.), Numbers 31:11 ("" שָׁלָל), Numbers 31:12 ("" id. + שְׁבִי, i.e. here, only, distinguished from captives), Numbers 31:32 ("" יֶתֶר הַבָּ֔ז), Numbers 31:27.

II. [מַלְקוֺחַ] noun [masculine] jaw (as taking, seizing food); — dual suffix וּלְשׁוֺנִי מֻדְבָּק מַלְקוֺחָ֑י Psalm 22:16 and my tongue is made to cleave to my jaws, i.e. my gums.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
booty, jaws, prey

From laqach; transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken) -- booty, jaws, prey.

see HEBREW laqach

Forms and Transliterations
הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ המלקוח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ ומלקוח מַלְק֑וֹחַ מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ מַלְקוֹחָ֑י מלקוח מלקוחי ham·mal·qō·w·aḥ hammalKoach hammalqōwaḥ mal·qō·w·aḥ mal·qō·w·ḥāy malKoach malkoChai malqōwaḥ malqōwḥāy ū·mal·qō·w·aḥ umalKoach ūmalqōwaḥ
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 31:11
HEB: וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־ הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ בָּאָדָ֖ם וּבַבְּהֵמָֽה׃
NAS: and all the prey, both of man
KJV: all the spoil, and all the prey, [both] of men
INT: the spoil and all the prey of man beast

Numbers 31:12
HEB: הַשְּׁבִ֧י וְאֶת־ הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ וְאֶת־ הַשָּׁלָ֖ל
NAS: the captives and the prey and the spoil
KJV: the captives, and the prey, and the spoil,
INT: of Israel the captives and the prey and the spoil to

Numbers 31:26
HEB: אֵ֣ת רֹ֤אשׁ מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ הַשְּׁבִ֔י בָּאָדָ֖ם
NAS: a count of the booty that was captured,
KJV: the sum of the prey that was taken,
INT: take and the heads of the booty was captured of man

Numbers 31:27
HEB: וְחָצִ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־ הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ בֵּ֚ין תֹּפְשֵׂ֣י
NAS: and divide the booty between
KJV: And divide the prey into two parts;
INT: and divide the booty between took

Numbers 31:32
HEB: וַיְהִי֙ הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ יֶ֣תֶר הַבָּ֔ז
NAS: Now the booty that remained
KJV: And the booty, [being] the rest
INT: become and the booty the rest of the prey

Psalm 22:15
HEB: וּ֭לְשׁוֹנִי מֻדְבָּ֣ק מַלְקוֹחָ֑י וְֽלַעֲפַר־ מָ֥וֶת
NAS: cleaves to my jaws; And You lay
KJV: cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought
INT: and my tongue cleaves to my jaws the dust of death

Isaiah 49:24
HEB: הֲיֻקַּ֥ח מִגִּבּ֖וֹר מַלְק֑וֹחַ וְאִם־ שְׁבִ֥י
NAS: Can the prey be taken
KJV: Shall the prey be taken
INT: be taken the mighty the prey Or the captives

Isaiah 49:25
HEB: גִבּוֹר֙ יֻקָּ֔ח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט
NAS: will be taken away, And the prey of the tyrant
KJV: shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible
INT: of the mighty will be taken and the prey of the tyrant will be rescued

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4455
8 Occurrences


ham·mal·qō·w·aḥ — 4 Occ.
mal·qō·w·aḥ — 2 Occ.
mal·qō·w·ḥāy — 1 Occ.
ū·mal·qō·w·aḥ — 1 Occ.
















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