Hebrew · H4347, G4938 · unreviewed

מַכָּה

A blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound ; figuratively, carnage , also pestilence · ruin

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מַכָּה H4347 a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound ; figuratively, carnage , also pestilence
Pronunciation makāh
Physical violence expanding into divine judgment: blow becomes plague, wound becomes pestilence, stroke becomes covenant curse
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σύντριμμα G4938 ruin
Pronunciation sýntrimma
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What does מַכָּה (makkah) mean in the Bible?

מַכָּה · σύντριμμα is a Hebrew word meaning "a blow, wound, or severe injury".

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Meaning

a blow, wound, or severe injury
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