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Psalms 18:39
“For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
מָחַץmâchats · maw-khats'
H4272 · Hebrew
H4272 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
- Grammar
- אֶ֭מְחָצֵ — verb Qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
- ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 14 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 24:8Numbers 24:17Deuteronomy 32:39Deuteronomy 33:11Judges 5:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read מָחַץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.