מָכַךְ
mâkak · maw-kak'
to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish
- to tumble (in ruins)
- figuratively, to perish
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be brought low, decay.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › the open hand that covers › the open hand that covers
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the open hand that covers of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָכַךְ 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- but are gone and brought low1 · 33%
- and were brought low1 · 33%
- decayeth1 · 33%
Where it is used, by book.
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.