Strong's Lexicon

H4743

H4743 — מָקַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmaqaqverb-stemOccurrences: 10TWOT: 1237

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4743
Word:מָקַק
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:' a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:maqaq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:maw-kak'
Meaning:1. to melt 2. (figuratively) to flow, dwindle, vanish
KJV Renderings:consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.

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BDB4792

[מָקַק] verb decay, rot, fester, figurative pine away (Late Hebrew id. ; Aramaic ( ᵑ7 ) מְקַק); —

Niph`al Perfect 3 plural נָמַ֫קּוּ Ps 38:6, ׳ וְנ consecutive Isa 34:4; Ezek 4:17 2 masculine plural וּנֶמַקֹּתֶם consecutive Ezek 24:23 Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּמַּק Zech 14:12 3 masculine plural יִמַּ֫קּוּ Lev 26:39, יִמָּ֑קּוּ Lev 26:39 3 feminine plural תִּמַּקְנָה Zech 14:12 Participle plural נְמַקִּים Ezek 33:10
1. fester, of wounds Ps 38:6 ( + הבאישׁ, see באשׁ ).
2. rot, rot away, עֵתנָיו תִּמַּקְנָה בְחֹרֵיהֶן וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ תִּמִק בְּפִיֶ˜הם ׃ Zech 14:12 (plague upon foes of Jerusalem).
3. moulder away, of צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם Isa 34:4 (|| וְנָנֹלוּ כַּסֵּפֶר הַשָּׁמַיִם.
4. of pining away by reason of (בְּ), as punishment for, iniquity Ezek 4:17; Ezek 24:23 ; Ezek 33:10; Lev 26:39 (twice in verse).
Hiph`il Infinitive absolute הָמֵק, transitive בְּשָׂרוֺ ׳ ה Zech 14:12 a causing his flesh to rot.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

מקק (mâh-kak’)

Psalms 38:5

KJV: My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
EHCC: (6). My wounds stink (and) are corrupt

Ezekiel 4:17

KJV: That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
EHCC: and consume away for their iniquity.

Zechariah 14:12

KJV: And this shall be the plague wherewith the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
EHCC: their eyes shall consume away their holes,
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