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Hebrew · H4347

מַכָּה

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

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מַכָּהH4347
Pronunciationmakāh

What does מַכָּה (makāh) mean in the Bible?

מַכָּה (makāh): Physical violence expanding into divine judgment: blow becomes plague, wound becomes pestilence, stroke becomes covenant curse

Full entry for מַכָּה (H4347) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does מַכָּה (makāh) mean in the Bible?

מַכָּה (makāh): Physical violence expanding into divine judgment: blow becomes plague, wound becomes pestilence, stroke becomes covenant curse

How does the BSB render H4347?

The BSB source-word alignment has 48 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include slaughter (5), . . . (4), blow (4), her wounds (3), the wounds (3).

Where does מַכָּה (makāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (10), 1 Samuel (7), Deuteronomy (6), Isaiah (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
slaughter5×Joshua 10:10, Joshua 10:20, Judges 15:8, 1 Samuel 6:19
. . .4×Deuteronomy 25:3, Deuteronomy 28:59, Esther 9:5, Jeremiah 30:14
blow4×Judges 11:33, 1 Samuel 19:8, 1 Samuel 23:5, 2 Chronicles 13:17
her wounds3×Jeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13
the wounds3×2 Kings 8:29, 2 Kings 9:15, 2 Chronicles 22:6
The slaughter2×1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 14:30
your wound2×Jeremiah 30:12, Nahum 3:19
and beatings1×Proverbs 20:30
and my wound1×Jeremiah 15:18
and plague1×Deuteronomy 28:61
and wounds1×Jeremiah 6:7
as He struck1×Isaiah 27:7
as when He struck1×Isaiah 10:26
assault1×1 Samuel 14:14
blows1×Isaiah 14:6
disasters1×Deuteronomy 28:59
force1×2 Chronicles 28:5
from his wound1×1 Kings 22:35
He has inflicted1×Isaiah 30:26
her wound1×Micah 1:9
my wound1×Jeremiah 10:19
of ground1×2 Chronicles 2:10
of plagues1×1 Samuel 4:8
plague1×Numbers 11:33
plagues1×Deuteronomy 28:59
sores1×Isaiah 1:6
the plagues1×Deuteronomy 29:22
wound1×Jeremiah 14:17
wounded1×Psalms 64:7
wounds1×Zechariah 13:6
your plagues1×Leviticus 26:21
your wounds1×Jeremiah 30:17
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 26:21מַכָּ֔הtoyour plaguesNoun - feminine singularNumbers 11:33מַכָּ֖הtoplagueNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 25:3מַכָּ֣הto. . .Noun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 28:59מַכֹּ֣תְךָ֔todisastersNoun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singularDeuteronomy 28:59מַכּ֤וֹתto. . .Noun - feminine plural constructDeuteronomy 28:59מַכּ֣וֹתtoplaguesNoun - feminine plural constructDeuteronomy 28:61מַכָּ֔הtoand plagueNoun - feminine singularDeuteronomy 29:22מַכּ֞וֹתtothe plaguesNoun - feminine plural constructJoshua 10:10מַכָּֽה־toslaughterNoun - feminine singularJoshua 10:20מַכָּ֥הtoslaughterNoun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 26:21
Aligned rows48
Books represented17
Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy6Joshua2Judges21 Samuel71 Kings22 Kings22 Chronicles4Esther1Psalms1Proverbs1Isaiah5Jeremiah10Micah1Nahum1Zechariah1
Source forms
מַכָּ֖ה5xmak·kāhNumbers 11:33, Judges 11:33, 1 Samuel 4:8, 1 Samuel 14:30
מַכָּ֣ה5xmak·kāhDeuteronomy 25:3, Judges 15:8, 1 Samuel 19:8, 1 Samuel 23:5
מַכָּ֥ה4xmak·kāhJoshua 10:20, 1 Samuel 6:19, 1 Kings 20:21, 2 Chronicles 28:5
הַמַּכִּים֙3xham·mak·kîm2 Kings 8:29, 2 Kings 9:15, 2 Chronicles 22:6
הַמַּכָּ֖ה2xham·mak·kāh1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Kings 22:35
מַכָּ֔ה2xmak·kāhLeviticus 26:21, Deuteronomy 28:61
הַכְּמַכַּ֥ת1xhak·kə·mak·kaṯIsaiah 27:7
הַמַּכָּ֣ה1xham·mak·kāh1 Samuel 14:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular17xLeviticus 26:21, Numbers 11:33, Deuteronomy 25:3, Deuteronomy 28:61
Article | Noun - feminine plural4x2 Kings 8:29, 2 Kings 9:15, 2 Chronicles 22:6, Zechariah 13:6
Noun - feminine plural construct4xDeuteronomy 28:59, Deuteronomy 29:22, 2 Chronicles 2:10
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular4xJeremiah 19:8, Jeremiah 49:17, Jeremiah 50:13, Micah 1:9
Article | Noun - feminine singular3x1 Samuel 4:10, 1 Samuel 14:14, 1 Kings 22:35
Noun - feminine singular construct3xEsther 9:5, Isaiah 14:6, Jeremiah 30:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2xIsaiah 1:6, Jeremiah 6:7
Article, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct1xIsaiah 27:7
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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