TBESH · H4223
מְחָא · me.ach · to smite
1) to strike, smite, kill 1a) (P'al) to strike 1b) (Pael) to hinder 1c) (Ithp'al) to allow to be stricken
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me.ach H4223
מְחָא (me.ach) means “to smite” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
מְחָא Hebrew · H4223 4 tagged occurrences in 4 verses
Pronunciation guide: mekh-aw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
(Aramaic) corresponding to H4222 (מָחָא); to strike in pieces; also to arrest; specifically to impale
KJV glosses: hang, smite, stay.
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How translators render H4223
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and he is to be impaled | 1 |
| can restrain | 1 |
| had struck | 1 |
| it struck | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| let him be hanged | 1 |
| stay | 1 |
| that smote | 1 |
| which smote | 1 |
Verses containing H4223
Page 1 of 1. 4 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Ezra 6:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.
Read word by word - Daniel 2:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
Read word by word - Daniel 2:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Then the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were shattered and became like chaff on the threshing floor in summer. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that had struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Read word by word - Daniel 4:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 4.32