Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H4220 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מֵַח |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H4229 in the sense of greasing |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | meach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | may'-akh |
| Meaning: | 1. fat 2. (figuratively) rich |
| KJV Renderings: | fatling (one). |
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[מֵחַ] noun [masculine] fatling (Phoenician מח fat (adjective ); Late Hebrew מֵיחָא figurative of choice flour ); — only plural absolute: עֹלוֺת מֵיחִים Ps 66:15 burnt offerings of fatlings; so מֵחִים Isa 5:17 (|| כְּבָשִׂים) according to Hi Du CheHpt (read חֳרָבוֺת and strike out גָּרִים); most, fat ones, figurative for rich men.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Job 12:6
