מְחָא
mᵉchâʼ · mekh-aw'
to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impale
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H4222 (מָחָא);
to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impale
- to strike in pieces
- also, to arrest
- specifically, to impale
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hang, smite, stay.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect › strength, the leader
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מְחָא above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- let him be hanged1 · 25%
- which smote1 · 25%
- that smote1 · 25%
- stay1 · 25%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.