Strongs Number: H4229
- Hebrew Word
- מָחָה
- Transliteration
- mâchâh
- Phonetic
- maw-khaw'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
properly to stroke or rub; by implication to erase; also to smooth (as if with {oil}) that {is} grease or make fat; also to {touch} that {is} reach to
- BDB Definition
-
1. to wipe, wipe out
a. (Qal)
1. to wipe
2. to blot out, obliterate
3. to blot out, exterminate
b. (Niphal)
1. to be wiped out
2. to be blotted out
3. to be exterminated
c. (Hiphil) to blot out (from memory)
2. (Qal) to strike
3. (Pual) full of marrow (participle)
- Origin
- A primitive root
- Bible Usage
- {abolish} blot {out} {destroy} full of {marrow} put {out} reach {unto} X-(idiom) {utterly} wipe ({away} out).