What does מַכְאֹב (makĕʾōb) mean in the Bible?
מַכְאֹב (makĕʾōb): Physical pain extended metaphorically to deep emotional and spiritual suffering, emphasizing internal anguish
Hebrew · H4341
מַכְאֹב
Anguish or (figuratively) affliction
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מַכְאֹב H4341
Pronunciation makĕʾōb
What does מַכְאֹב (makĕʾōb) mean in the Bible?
מַכְאֹב (makĕʾōb): Physical pain extended metaphorically to deep emotional and spiritual suffering, emphasizing internal anguish
Full entry for מַכְאֹב (H4341) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4341?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include afflictions (1), and my pain (1), any sorrow (1), are filled with grief (1), are the sorrows (1).
Where does מַכְאֹב (makĕʾōb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 3:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (3), Psalms (3), Ecclesiastes (2).
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 afflictions 1× 2 Chronicles 6:29
and my pain 1× Psalms 38:17
any sorrow 1× Lamentations 1:12
are filled with grief 1× Ecclesiastes 2:23
are the sorrows 1× Psalms 32:10
for her pain 1× Jeremiah 51:8
grief 1× Ecclesiastes 1:18
like mine 1× Lamentations 1:12
my pain 1× Jeremiah 45:3
my suffering 1× Lamentations 1:18
of sorrows 1× Isaiah 53:3
of their sufferings 1× Exodus 3:7
our sorrows 1× Isaiah 53:4
the pain 1× Psalms 69:26
with pain 1× Job 33:19
Your pain 1× Jeremiah 30:15
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 3:7 מַכְאֹבָֽיו׃ to of their sufferings Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 2 Chronicles 6:29 וּמַכְאֹב֔וֹ to afflictions Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 33:19 בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב to with pain Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 32:10 מַכְאוֹבִ֗ים to are the sorrows Noun - masculine plural Psalms 38:17 וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י to and my pain Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 69:26 מַכְא֖וֹב to the pain Noun - masculine singular construct Ecclesiastes 1:18 מַכְאֽוֹב׃ to grief Noun - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 2:23 מַכְאֹבִ֗ים to are filled with grief Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 53:3 מַכְאֹב֖וֹת to of sorrows Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 53:4 וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ to our sorrows Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 3:7
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 8
Exodus 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 3 Lamentations 3
Source forms
בְּ֭מַכְאוֹב 1x bə·maḵ·’ō·wḇ Job 33:19
וּמַכְאֹב֔וֹ 1x ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇōw 2 Chronicles 6:29
וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ 1x ū·maḵ·’ō·ḇê·nū Isaiah 53:4
וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י 1x ū·maḵ·’ō·w·ḇî Psalms 38:17
כְּמַכְאֹבִ֔י 1x kə·maḵ·’ō·ḇî Lamentations 1:12
לְמַכְאוֹבָ֔הּ 1x lə·maḵ·’ō·w·ḇāh Jeremiah 51:8
מַכְאֹב֖וֹת 1x maḵ·’ō·ḇō·wṯ Isaiah 53:3
מַכְאֹבִ֑י 1x maḵ·’ō·ḇî Jeremiah 45:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural 3x Psalms 32:10, Ecclesiastes 2:23, Isaiah 53:3
Noun - masculine singular 2x Ecclesiastes 1:18, Lamentations 1:12
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x Jeremiah 45:3, Lamentations 1:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural 1x Isaiah 53:4
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 38:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 6:29
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Exodus 3:7
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 69:26
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical pain extended metaphorically to deep emotional and spiritual suffering, emphasizing internal anguish
Source Gloss
anguish or (figuratively) affliction
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical pain extended metaphorically to deep emotional and spiritual suffering, emphasizing internal anguish
anguish or (figuratively) affliction BDB: pain Usage: grief, pain, sorrow.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
physical and emotional suffering of the servant figure, acquainted with grief and pain
Showing 1 selected witness from 16 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
מַכְאֹב is built from this root:
כָּאַב H3510
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