Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
prey
Usage: booty, prey
Strong's Number
H4455
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
3
Strong's H4455 Quick Answer
Strong's H4455 מַלקוַֹח (malqowach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. malqowach (mal-ko'-akh) n-m. 1. transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food) 2. intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken) It has 8 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include spoil, taken, jaws, and captives. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- malqowach (mal-ko'-akh) n-m. 1. transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food) 2. intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- spoil, taken, jaws, and captives
Meaning and Definition
malqowach (mal-ko'-akh) n-m. 1. transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food) 2. intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken) [from H3947] KJV: booty, jaws, prey. Root(s): H3947
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4455. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4455 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render malqowach, 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 H4455 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 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4455 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 H4455 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4455.
And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.
And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.
Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:
And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:
And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4455, grouped by book.
Numbers 5 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4455 FAQ
What does malqoach (מַלְקוֹחַ) mean?
Malqoach (Strong's H4455) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "jaws". malqowach (mal-ko'-akh) n-m. 1. transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food) 2. intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken)
How many times is malqoach (מַלְקוֹחַ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H4455 across 3 books.
Where can I study malqoach (מַלְקוֹחַ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4455 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate malqoach (מַלְקוֹחַ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as spoil, taken, jaws, and captives. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.