4229a – מָחָה (machah)

to wipe

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	מָחָה (machah)
Pronunciation:	ma-cha    Listen
Gematria:	53(40 + 8 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	34 times in OT

Description

1) to wipe, wipe out
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to wipe
1a2) to blot out, obliterate
1a3) to blot out, exterminate
1b) (Niphal)
1b1) to be wiped out
1b2) to be blotted out
1b3) to be exterminated
1c) (Hiphil) to blot out (from memory)

Word root

Word with machah as root:

מֵחַ	meach	H4220	fatling
מְחוּיָאֵל	Mechojael	H4232	Mehujael
מְחִי	mechi	H4239	blow
מַ֫חַת	Machat	H4287	Mahath

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word machah was translated to the following:

ἀπονίπτω	aponipto	G0633	wash
ἀφαιρέω	aphaireo	G0851	take away
ἐξαλείφω	exaleipho	G1813	blot out

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