Strong H4355מָכַךְ
to sink
- Transliteration
- mâkak
- Pronunciation
- maw-kak'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; to tumble (in ruins); figuratively to perish: - be brought {low} decay.
Detailed definition
1) to be low, be humiliated
1a) (Qal) to be low, be humiliated
1b) (Niphal) to sink
1c) (Hophal) to be brought low
1a) (Qal) to be low, be humiliated
1b) (Niphal) to sink
1c) (Hophal) to be brought low
In the Bible
Strong H4355 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- bring2
- decayeth1
First verses
- Job 24:24They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.
- Psalms 106:43Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.
- Ecclesiastes 10:18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.