What does מַהְפֵּכָה (mahĕpēkāh) mean in the Bible?
מַהְפֵּכָה (mahĕpēkāh): Violent overturning or complete reversal, often of divine judgment upon cities or social order, not mere destruction
Hebrew · H4114
מַהְפֵּכָה
A destruction
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מַהְפֵּכָה H4114
Pronunciation mahĕpēkāh
What does מַהְפֵּכָה (mahĕpēkāh) mean in the Bible?
מַהְפֵּכָה (mahĕpēkāh): Violent overturning or complete reversal, often of divine judgment upon cities or social order, not mere destruction
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4114?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include as I overthrew (1), demolished (1), just like the destruction (1), overthrew (1), overthrown (1).
Where does מַהְפֵּכָה (mahĕpēkāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 29:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Amos (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It as I overthrew 1× Amos 4:11
demolished 1× Isaiah 1:7
just like the destruction 1× Deuteronomy 29:23
overthrew 1× Jeremiah 50:40
overthrown 1× Isaiah 13:19
were overthrown 1× Jeremiah 49:18
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 29:23 כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞ת to just like the destruction Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 1:7 כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥ת to demolished Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Isaiah 13:19 כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣ת to overthrown Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 49:18 כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞ת to were overthrown Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Jeremiah 50:40 כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨ת to overthrew Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Amos 4:11 כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת to as I overthrew Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 29:23
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 4
Deuteronomy 1 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Amos 1
Source forms
כְּֽמַהְפֵּכַ֞ת 2x kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ Deuteronomy 29:23, Jeremiah 49:18
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥ת 1x kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ Isaiah 1:7
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣ת 1x kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ Isaiah 13:19
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֨ת 1x kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ Jeremiah 50:40
כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֤ת 1x kə·mah·pê·ḵaṯ Amos 4:11
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct 6x Deuteronomy 29:23, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 13:19, Jeremiah 49:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent overturning or complete reversal, often of divine judgment upon cities or social order, not mere destruction
Source Gloss
a destruction
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent overturning or complete reversal, often of divine judgment upon cities or social order, not mere destruction
a destruction BDB: overthrow Usage: when...overthrew, overthrow(-n).
Word Origins
מַהְפֵּכָה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain