Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to wound
Usage: 1) to smite through, shatter, wound severely 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to shatter 1a2) shattering (participle)
Strong's Number
H4272
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
14
Books
7
Strong's H4272 Quick Answer
Strong's H4272 מָחַץ (machats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machats (maw-khats') v. 1. to dash asunder 2. (by implication) to crush, smash or violently plunge It has 14 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include through, pierce, and destroy. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- machats (maw-khats') v. 1. to dash asunder 2. (by implication) to crush, smash or violently plunge
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- through, pierce, and destroy
Meaning and Definition
machats (maw-khats') v. 1. to dash asunder 2. (by implication) to crush, smash or violently plunge 3. (figuratively) to subdue or destroy [a primitive root] KJV: dip, pierce (through), smite (through), strike through, wound.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4272. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4272 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machats, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H4272 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 14 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4272 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4272 in the Old Testament
14 indexed usages in Old Testament.
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4272.
God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce them through with his arrows.
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth.
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his hands; smite through the loins of them that rise against him, and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.
She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
The Lord at thy right hand shall strike through kings in the day of his wrath.
He shall judge among the heathen, he shall fill the places with the dead bodies; he shall wound the heads over many countries.
Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the foundation unto the neck. Selah.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4272, grouped by book.
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4272 FAQ
What does machats (מָחַץ) mean?
Machats (Strong's H4272) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "dash asunder". machats (maw-khats') v. 1. to dash asunder 2. (by implication) to crush, smash or violently plunge
How many times is machats (מָחַץ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's H4272 across 7 books.
Where can I study machats (מָחַץ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4272 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machats (מָחַץ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as through, pierce, and destroy. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.