מַכָּה (makkâh) — Beaten

Hebrew word study: מַכָּה (makkâh), Strong's H4347. a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence

HebrewStrong's H4347
Quick definition
Hebrew word
מַכָּה (makkâh)
Pronounced: mak-kaw'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence

Word study
Derivation: or (masculine) מַכֶּה; (plural only) from H5221 (נָכָה); a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication,

KJV translation words: beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).

Where this word appears

Strong's H4347 is tagged on 48 words in 46 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 26:21 and last appears in Zechariah 13:6.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

a defeat ×7wounds its ×4a blow ×3the wounds ×3and wounds ×2plague ×2the plagues of ×2the slaughter ×2wound your ×2a plague ×1plagues your ×1striking ×1

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

מַכָּה ×17מַכּוֹת ×4הַמַּכִּים ×3הַמַּכָּה ×3מַכַּת ×3וּמַכָּה ×2מַכּוֹתֶיהָ ×2וּמַכּוֹת ×1מַכֹּתְךָ ×1מַכּוֹתָם ×1

Books where it appears most

Jeremiah ×101 Samuel ×7Deuteronomy ×6Isaiah ×52 Chronicles ×4Joshua ×2Judges ×21 Kings ×2

Verses (first 25 of 46)

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Related entries

Named in this entry's derivation: H5221 נָכָה (nâkâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does makkâh (H4347) mean?

A wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.

How is H4347 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H4347 as: beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, [idiom] sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed)..

How often does מַכָּה (makkâh) appear?

Strong's H4347 is tagged on 48 words in 46 verses across 17 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 26:21 and last appears in Zechariah 13:6.