BDB4582
מְחִי noun [masculine] only in מְחִי קָבֳלּוֺ Ezek 26:9 the stroke of his battering ram (compare (מ)מחיו Ecclus 42:5 smiting a deceitful servant, margin מוסד).
III. מָחָה see מֹחַ below מחח. מְחוּגָה see חוג . below,
Strong's Lexicon
H4239
H4239 — מְחִי
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4239 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מְחִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H4229 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | mchiy |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mekh-ee' |
| Meaning: | 1. a stroke, i.e. battering-ram |
| KJV Renderings: | engines. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מִמֶּחִים (tip-poo-gheem’)
Lamentations 2:20
- KJV: Behold, O Lord, and consider to whom thou hast done this. Shall the women eat their fruit, and children of a span long? shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord?of a span…: or, swaddled with their hands?
- EHCC: children of a ? Cmarg. of
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