What does מָעַךְ mean in the Bible?
e. to pierce , emasculate , handle".
Hebrew · H4600
מָעַךְ
To press , i.e. to pierce , emasculate , handle
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מָעַךְ H4600
What does מָעַךְ mean in the Bible?
מָעַךְ is a Hebrew word meaning "to press , i.e. to pierce , emasculate , handle".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4600?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [an animal whose testicles are] bruised (1), stuck (1), were fondled (1).
Where does מָעַךְ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 22:24. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Ezekiel (1), Leviticus (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 [an animal whose testicles are] bruised 1× Leviticus 22:24
stuck 1× 1 Samuel 26:7
were fondled 1× Ezekiel 23:3
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 22:24 וּמָע֤וּךְ to [an animal whose testicles are] bruised Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 1 Samuel 26:7 מְעוּכָֽה־ to stuck Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Ezekiel 23:3 מֹעֲכ֣וּ to were fondled Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 22:24
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Leviticus 1 1 Samuel 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
וּמָע֤וּךְ 1x ū·mā·‘ūḵ Leviticus 22:24
מְעוּכָֽה־ 1x mə·‘ū·ḵāh- 1 Samuel 26:7
מֹעֲכ֣וּ 1x mō·‘ă·ḵū Ezekiel 23:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 22:24
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Ezekiel 23:3
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 1x 1 Samuel 26:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to press , i.e. to pierce , emasculate , handle
Source Gloss
to press , i.e. to pierce , emasculate , handle
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle BDB: press Usage: bruised, stuck, be pressed.
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 2 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle passive 1Sam 26:7 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Ezek 23:3 1×
Word Origins
מָעַךְ 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