מָכַךְ

ma.khakhto sinkHow to read Hebrew
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Definition

a primitive root; to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish
Traditional renderings: be brought low, decay.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מָכַךְ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Job 24:24וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ · they are brought low
    They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone; they are brought low and gathered up like all others; they are cut off like heads of grain.
  2. Psalm 106:43וַ֝יָּמֹ֗כּוּ · and sank down
    Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
  3. Ecclesiastes 10:18יִמַּ֣ךְ · caves in
    Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.