Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #4222 - מָחָא macha (to strike)

Original Word:	מָחָא
Transliteration:	macha
Definition:	to strike, clap
Part of Speech:	Verb
Phonetic Spelling:	(maw-khaw')
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

clap

A primitive root; to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation) -- clap.

Englishman's Concordance

1) to strike, clap (the hands)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1177

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מָחָא] verbstrike, only=clap (the hand) (Aramaic form of II. מָחָה q. v.); —

QalImperfect3masculine plural only figurative, of joy of inanimate things before ׳נְהָרוֺת יִמְחֲאוכָֿ֑ף ׃יPsalm 98:8; הַשָּׂדֶה יִמְחֲאוּכָֽֿף ׃וְכָלעֲֿצֵיIsaiah 55:12. —

Pi`elInfinitive construct suffix id., of exultation over foe יַעַן מַחְאֲךָ יָדEzekiel 25:6 ("" וְרַקְעֲךָ בְּרָ֑גֶל).

מַחֲבֵא, [מַחֲבֹא] see חבא.

מַחְבֶ֫רֶת, [מְחַבְרָה] see חבר.

מַחֲבַת see חבת. מַחֲגֹ֫רֶת see חגר.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 4222. מָחָא (macha) — 3 Occurrences

Psalm 98:8
HEB: נְהָר֥וֹת יִמְחֲאוּ־ כָ֑ף יַ֝֗חַד
NAS: Let the rivers clap their hands,
KJV: Let the floods clap [their] hands:
INT: the rivers clap their hands together

Isaiah 55:12
HEB:עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִמְחֲאוּ־ כָֽף׃
NAS: of the field will clap [their] hands.
KJV: of the field shall clap [their] hands.
INT: the trees of the field will clap hands

Ezekiel 25:6
HEB:יְהוִ֔ה יַ֚עַן מַחְאֲךָ֣ יָ֔ד וְרַקְעֲךָ֖
NAS: Because you have clapped your hands
KJV: GOD; Because thou hast clapped [thine] hands,
INT: GOD Because have clapped your hands and stamped

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