4743. maqaq
Berean Strong's Lexicon
maqaq: To decay, rot, melt away, waste away

Original Word: מָקַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: maqaq
Pronunciation: maw-kak'
Phonetic Spelling: (maw-kak')
Definition: To decay, rot, melt away, waste away
Meaning: to melt, to flow, dwindle, vanish

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "maqaq," the concept of decay or corruption can be found in Greek words such as φθείρω (phtheirō - Strong's Greek 5351), which means to corrupt or destroy.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "maqaq" primarily conveys the idea of decay or disintegration, often in a physical sense. It is used to describe the process of rotting or wasting away, whether it be of flesh, bones, or other materials. The term can also be metaphorically extended to describe moral or spiritual decay.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the concept of decay was not only a physical reality but also carried significant spiritual implications. The Israelites understood physical decay as a symbol of the impermanence of life and the consequences of sin. The process of decay was often associated with divine judgment or the natural consequences of living in a fallen world. In a culture that valued purity and wholeness, decay represented a departure from the ideal state of being.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to decay, rot, fester, pine away
NASB Translation
fester (1), rot (3), rot away (3), rotting away (1), waste away (1), wear away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָקַק] verb decay, rot, fester, figurative pine away (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic (ᵑ7) מְקַק); —

Niph`al Perfect3plural נָמַ֫קּוּ Psalm 38:6, ׳וְנ consecutive Isaiah 34:4; Ezekiel 4:17; 2masculine plural וּנֶמַקֹּתֶם consecutive Ezekiel 24:23; Imperfect3feminine singular תִּמַּק Zechariah 14:12; 3masculine plural יִמַּ֫קּוּ Leviticus 26:39, יִמָּ֑קּוּ Leviticus 26:39; 3feminine plural תִּמַּקְנָה Zechariah 14:12; Participle plural נְמַקִּים Ezekiel 33:10; —

1 fester, of wounds Psalm 38:6 ( + הבאישׁ, see באשׁ).

2 rot, rot away, עֵתנָיו תִּמַּקְנָה בְחֹרֵיהֶן וּלְשׁוֺנוֺ תִּמִק בְּפִיֶ˜הם ׃ Zechariah 14:12 (plague upon foes of Jerusalem).

3. moulder away, of צְבָא הַשָּׁמַיִם Isaiah 34:4 ("" וְנָנֹלוּ כַּסֵּפֶר הַשָּׁמַיִם.

4. of pining away by reason of (בְּ), as punishment for, iniquity Ezekiel 4:17; Ezekiel 24:23; Ezekiel 33:10; Leviticus 26:39 (twice in verse).

Hiph`il Infinitive absolute הָמֵק, transitive בְּשָׂרוֺ ׳ה Zechariah 14:12 a causing his flesh to rot.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away

A primitive root; to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish -- consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.

Forms and Transliterations
הָמֵ֣ק ׀ המק וְנָמַ֖קּוּ וְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ ונמקו ונמקתם יִמַּ֙קּוּ֙ יִמָּֽקּוּ׃ ימקו ימקו׃ נְמַקִּ֖ים נָ֭מַקּוּ נמקו נמקים תִּמַּ֣קְנָה תִּמַּ֥ק תמק תמקנה hā·mêq haMek hāmêq nā·maq·qū Namakku nāmaqqū nə·maq·qîm nemakKim nəmaqqîm tim·maq tim·maq·nāh timMak timMaknah timmaq timmaqnāh ū·nə·maq·qō·ṯem unemakkoTem ūnəmaqqōṯem venaMakku wə·nā·maq·qū wənāmaqqū yim·maq·qū yim·māq·qū yimMakku yimmaqqū yimmāqqū
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 26:39
HEB: וְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּכֶ֗ם יִמַּ֙קּוּ֙ בַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔ם בְּאַרְצֹ֖ת
NAS: So those of you who may be left will rot away
KJV: And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity
INT: may be left will rot of their iniquity the lands

Leviticus 26:39
HEB: אֲבֹתָ֖ם אִתָּ֥ם יִמָּֽקּוּ׃
NAS: will rot away because of their iniquity
KJV: of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
INT: of their forefathers for away

Psalm 38:5
HEB: הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י
NAS: grow foul [and] fester Because
KJV: stink [and] are corrupt because
INT: grow fester my wounds because

Isaiah 34:4
HEB: וְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ כָּל־ צְבָ֣א
NAS: of heaven will wear away, And the sky
KJV: of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens
INT: will wear and all the host

Ezekiel 4:17
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְנָמַ֖קּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פ
NAS: another and waste away in their iniquity.
KJV: with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
INT: one another and waste their iniquity

Ezekiel 24:23
HEB: וְלֹ֣א תִבְכּ֑וּ וּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְהַמְתֶּ֖ם
NAS: and you will not weep, but you will rot away in your iniquities
KJV: nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities,
INT: and you will not weep will rot your iniquities will groan

Ezekiel 33:10
HEB: וּבָ֛ם אֲנַ֥חְנוּ נְמַקִּ֖ים וְאֵ֥יךְ נִֽחְיֶֽה׃
NAS: and our sins are upon us, and we are rotting away in them; how
KJV: and our sins [be] upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
INT: and we are rotting how live

Zechariah 14:12
HEB: עַל־ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָמֵ֣ק ׀ בְּשָׂר֗וֹ וְהוּא֙
NAS: their flesh will rot while they stand
KJV: Their flesh shall consume away while they stand
INT: against Jerusalem will rot their flesh they

Zechariah 14:12
HEB: רַגְלָ֔יו וְעֵינָיו֙ תִּמַּ֣קְנָה בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ
NAS: and their eyes will rot in their sockets,
KJV: and their eyes shall consume away in their holes,
INT: their feet and their eyes will rot their sockets and their tongue

Zechariah 14:12
HEB: בְחֹֽרֵיהֶ֔ן וּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹ תִּמַּ֥ק בְּפִיהֶֽם׃
NAS: and their tongue will rot in their mouth.
KJV: and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
INT: their sockets and their tongue will rot their mouth

10 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4743
10 Occurrences


hā·mêq — 1 Occ.
nā·maq·qū — 1 Occ.
nə·maq·qîm — 1 Occ.
tim·maq — 1 Occ.
tim·maq·nāh — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·maq·qō·ṯem — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·maq·qū — 2 Occ.
yim·maq·qū — 2 Occ.
















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