What does מוּךְ mean in the Bible?
e. (figuratively) be impoverished".
Hebrew · H4134
מוּךְ
To become thin , i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished
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מוּךְ H4134
What does מוּךְ mean in the Bible?
מוּךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to become thin , i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4134?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include becomes destitute (3), becomes impoverished (1), is too poor to pay (1).
Where does מוּךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 25:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (5).
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 becomes destitute 3× Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:39, Leviticus 25:47
becomes impoverished 1× Leviticus 25:25
is too poor to pay 1× Leviticus 27:8
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 25:25 יָמ֣וּךְ to becomes impoverished Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:35 יָמ֣וּךְ to becomes destitute Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:39 יָמ֥וּךְ to becomes destitute Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 25:47 וּמָ֥ךְ to becomes destitute Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 27:8 מָ֥ךְ to is too poor to pay Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 25:25
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Leviticus 5
Source forms
יָמ֣וּךְ 2x yā·mūḵ Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:35
וּמָ֥ךְ 1x ū·māḵ Leviticus 25:47
יָמ֥וּךְ 1x yā·mūḵ Leviticus 25:39
מָ֥ךְ 1x māḵ Leviticus 27:8
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:35, Leviticus 25:39
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Leviticus 25:47
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 27:8
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to become thin , i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished
Source Gloss
to become thin , i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to become thin, i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished BDB: be low Usage: be (waxen) poor(-er).
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Imperfect Lev 25:25 · Lev 25:35 · Lev 25:39 3×
Participle active Lev 27:8 1×
Word Origins
מוּךְ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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