Strong's Lexicon mechi: Wiping, Blotting Original Word: מְחִי Word Origin: Derived from the root מָחָה (machah), which means "to wipe" or "to blot out." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint and the New Testament for the concept of blotting out is ἐξαλείφω (exaleiphō), Strong's Greek #1813, which also means to wipe away or obliterate. Usage: The term "mechi" is used in the context of wiping or blotting out, often associated with the removal or erasure of something. In the biblical context, it can refer to the wiping away of sins or the blotting out of names from a record or book. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of blotting out was significant in both religious and legal contexts. The act of wiping away or blotting out was symbolic of forgiveness, cleansing, and the removal of guilt or shame. This imagery is often used in the Bible to describe God's forgiveness and the removal of sin from His people. The idea of a name being blotted out from a record also carried legal and social implications, indicating a person's removal from a community or inheritance. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom machah Definition a smiting NASB Translation blow (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מְחִי noun [masculine] only in מְחִי קָבֳלּוֺ Ezekiel 26:9 the stroke of his battering ram (compare (מ)מחיו Ecclus 42:5 smiting a deceitful servant, margin מוסד). III. מָחָה see מֹחַ below מחח. מְחוּגָה see חוג. below, Strong's Exhaustive Concordance engines From machah; a stroke, i.e. Battering-ram -- engines. see HEBREW machah Forms and Transliterations וּמְחִ֣י ומחי ū·mə·ḥî umeChi ūməḥîLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezekiel 26:9 HEB: וּמְחִ֣י קָֽבָלּ֔וֹ יִתֵּ֖ן NAS: The blow of his battering rams KJV: And he shall set engines of war INT: the blow of his battering will direct 1 Occurrence |
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