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H4260

מַחֲמָאָה

machămâʼâh · makh-am-aw-aw'

something buttery (i.e. unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery

Lexicon

Derivation: a denominative from H2529 (חֶמְאָה);

something buttery (i.e. unctuous and pleasant), as (figuratively) flattery

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: [idiom] than butter.

Letters

מ
Mem
ח
Het
מ
Mem
א
Alef
ה
He
  1. מMem40

    Picture: waves of water

    Concrete
    water · sea · blood · liquid
    Extended
    chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
  2. חHet8

    Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure

    Concrete
    wall · fence · tent wall
    Extended
    to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
  3. מMem40

    Picture: waves of water

    Concrete
    water · sea · blood · liquid
    Extended
    chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
  4. אAlef1

    Picture: ox head

    Concrete
    ox · bull · cattle
    Extended
    strength · leader · first · the one in front
  5. הHe5

    Picture: a person with both arms raised

    Concrete
    a man calling out · a window · breath
    Extended
    behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

water, chaos, the mighty deep › to separate and protect › water, chaos, the mighty deep › strength, the leader › to reveal, behold

Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep of strength, the leader that works to reveal, behold.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַחֲמָאָה 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

1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

  • than butter1 · 100%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

מַחְמָאֹ֣ת1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.

Concordance