מָחַץ
ma.chats
to wound
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "ma.chats" (H4272) is a verb that means "to wound." Its semantic domain is focused on the physical body and health, indicating that it is primarily concerned with causing harm or injury to a person's physical well-being. In the 14 occurrences of this word in the Bible, it is used to describe a range of physical injuries, from cuts and blows to more severe wounds. The word does not imply a specific method or cause of the wound, but rather the result of a physical attack or trauma. This suggests that the word is used to convey a sense of harm or damage, rather than a specific type of injury. The significance of "ma.chats" lies in its ability to convey a sense of physical vulnerability and harm. In the context of the Bible, this word is often used to describe the consequences of violence, conflict, or aggression, highlighting the physical and emotional toll of such actions on individuals and communities.
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Occurrences in Scripture
14 total occurrences across the text
For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
Job 26:12He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.
Psalms 68:21But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
Psalms 68:23that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
Psalms 18:38I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
Psalms 110:5The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.
Psalms 110:6He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.
Habakkuk 3:13You went out for the salvation of your people, for the salvation of your anointed. You crushed the head of the land of wickedness. You stripped them head to foot.
Numbers 24:8God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.
Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now. I see him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob. A scepter will rise out of Israel, and shall strike through the corners of Moab, and crush all the sons of Sheth.
Deuteronomy 32:39“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
Deuteronomy 33:11Yahweh, bless his skills. Accept the work of his hands. Strike through the hips of those who rise up against him, of those who hate him, that they not rise again.”
Judges 5:26She put her hand to the tent peg, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. With the hammer she struck Sisera. She struck through his head. Yes, she pierced and struck through his temples.
2 Samuel 22:39I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.