Strong H4223מְחָא

to smite

Transliteration
mechâ'
Pronunciation
mekh-aw'
Morphology
Aramaic Verb

Definition

(Chaldee); corresponding to H4222; to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impale: - {hang} {smite} stay.

Detailed definition

1) to strike, smite, kill
1a) (P'al) to strike
1b) (Pael) to hinder
1c) (Ithp'al) to allow to be stricken

In the Bible

Strong H4223 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hang1
  • smite1
  • smote1
  • stay1

First verses

  1. Ezra 6:11
    Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
  2. Daniel 2:34
    Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
  3. Daniel 2:35
    Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
  4. Daniel 4:35
    And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
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