Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to bruise
Usage: 1) to press, squeeze 1a) (Qal) to be crushed 1b) (Pual) to be handled, be pressed
Strong's Number
H4600
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
4
Strong's H4600 Quick Answer
Strong's H4600 מָעַך (ma`ak) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ma`ak (maw-ak') v. 1. to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle [a primitive root] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include bruised and stuck. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ma`ak (maw-ak') v. 1. to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bruised and stuck
Meaning and Definition
ma`ak (maw-ak') v. 1. to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle [a primitive root] KJV: bruised, stuck, be pressed.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4600. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4600 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ma`ak, 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.
bruised
Leviticus 22:24
2×
stuck
1 Samuel 26:7
How Strong's H4600 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 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4600 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 H4600 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4600.
Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.
So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4600, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4600 FAQ
What does maak (מָעַךְ) mean?
Maak (Strong's H4600) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "press". ma`ak (maw-ak') v. 1. to press, i.e. to pierce, emasculate, handle [a primitive root]
How many times is maak (מָעַךְ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H4600 across 4 books.
Where can I study maak (מָעַךְ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4600 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate maak (מָעַךְ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bruised and stuck. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.