H4222: מָחָא
mâchâʼ · pronounced maw-khaw' · “to clap”
Definition
to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)
KJV translates it as: clap.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to strike, clap (the hands)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)
Aramaic equivalent: me.ach (מְחָא "to smite" H4223)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)
Aramaic equivalent: me.ach (מְחָא "to smite" H4223)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H4222 is translated
- let them clap ×1
- they will clap ×1
- you ×1
Bible verses with H4222 (mâchâʼ)
Mâchâʼ appears in 3 verses.
- Psalms 98:8
Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
- Isaiah 55:12
For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- Ezekiel 25:6
For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;