מַלְקוֹחַ
mal.qo.achpreyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine8 occurrences3 books8 verses
Definition
from H3947; transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil [and captives] (as taken)
Traditional renderings: booty, jaws, prey.
Traditional renderings: booty, jaws, prey.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מַלְקוֹחַ:
- σκῦλονskulon“plunder”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Numbers 31:11הַמַּלְק֑וֹחַ · spoils…and carried away all the plunder and spoils, both people and animals.
- Numbers 31:12הַמַּלְק֛וֹחַ · spoilsThey brought the captives, spoils, and plunder to Moses, to Eleazar the priest, and to the congregation of Israel at the camp on the plains of Moab, by the Jordan across from Jericho.
- Numbers 31:26מַלְק֙וֹחַ֙ · of what was captured“You and Eleazar the priest and the family heads of the congregation are to take a count of what was captured, both of man and beast.
- Numbers 31:27הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ · the captivesThen divide the captives between the troops who went out to battle and the rest of the congregation.
- Numbers 31:32הַמַּלְק֔וֹחַ · this plunder…and this plunder remained from the spoils the soldiers had taken: 675,000 sheep,
- Psalm 22:15מַלְקוֹחָ֑י · to the roof of my mouthMy strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.
- Isaiah 49:24מַלְק֑וֹחַ · Can the plunderCan the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
- Isaiah 49:25וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ · and the plunderIndeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.