מָחָה
ma.chah
“to wipe”
Definition
properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to
a primitive root;
- 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)
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
מָחָה appears 26 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud,and your sins like a mist.Return to Me, for I have redeemed you.
And the priest shall write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.
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