HebrewH4355Verb
מָכַךְ
ma.khakh
“to sink”
3Occurrences
H4355Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish
a primitive root;
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
- to be low, be humiliated 1a) (Qal) to be low, be humiliated 1b) (Niphal) to sink 1c) (Hophal) to be brought low
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Verb
Morphology Code
H:V
Full Description
Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
מָכַךְ appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ecclesiastes
1
Job
1
Psalms
1
Key Passages
Ecclesiastes 10:18BSB
Through laziness the roof caves in,and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks.
Job 24:24BSB
They are exalted for a moment,then they are gone;they are brought low and gathered up like all others;they are cut off like heads of grain.
Psalms 106:43BSB
Many times He rescued them,but they were bent on rebellionand sank down in their iniquity.
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