Definition
a primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy
Traditional renderings: dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
Traditional renderings: dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָחַץ:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
14 total
- Numbers 24:8יִמְחָֽץ׃ · to pierce themGod brought him out of Egypt with strength like a wild ox, to devour hostile nations and crush their bones, to pierce them with arrows.
- Numbers 24:17וּמָחַץ֙ · He will crushI see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
- Deuteronomy 32:39מָחַ֙צְתִּי֙ · I woundSee now that I am He; there is no God besides Me. I bring death and I give life; I wound and I heal, and there is no one who can deliver from My hand.
- Deuteronomy 33:11מְחַ֨ץ · SmashBless his substance, O LORD, and accept the work of his hands. Smash the loins of those who rise against him, and of his foes so they can rise no more.”
- Judges 5:26וּמָחֲצָ֥ה · she shatteredShe reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple.
- 2 Samuel 22:39וָאֶמְחָצֵ֖ם · and crushed themI devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
- Job 5:18יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ · He strikesFor He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
- Job 26:12מָ֣חַץ · He shatteredBy His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
- Psalm 18:38אֶ֭מְחָצֵם · I crushed themI crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
- Psalm 68:21יִמְחַץ֮ · will crushSurely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
- Psalm 68:23תִּֽמְחַ֥ץ · may be dipped…that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
- Psalm 110:5מָחַ֖ץ · He will crushThe Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.
- Psalm 110:6מָ֥חַץ · He will crushHe will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.
- Habakkuk 3:13מָחַ֤צְתָּ · You crushedYou went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah