מָקַק

ma.qaqto rotHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb10 occurrences5 books7 verses

Definition

' a primitive root; to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish
Traditional renderings: consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

10 total
  1. Leviticus 26:39יִמַּ֙קּוּ֙ · will waste away; יִמָּֽקּוּ׃ · will decay
    Those of you who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away in their iniquity and will decay in the sins of their fathers.
  2. Psalm 38:5נָ֭מַקּוּ · and festering
    My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
  3. Isaiah 34:4וְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ · will be dissolved
    All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig tree.
  4. Ezekiel 4:17וְנָמַ֖קּוּ · wasting away
    So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.
  5. Ezekiel 24:23וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ · but you will waste away
    Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.
  6. Ezekiel 33:10נְמַקִּ֖ים · are wasting away because of them
    Now as for you, son of man, tell the house of Israel that this is what they have said: ‘Our transgressions and our sins are heavy upon us, and we are wasting away because of them! How can we live?’
  7. Zechariah 14:12הָמֵ֣ק׀ · will rot; תִּמַּ֣קְנָה · will rot; תִּמַּ֥ק · will rot
    And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.