Lexical Definition

‎מָחָא‎ mâchâʼ (maw-khaw') to clap ^H:V
a primitive root

clap.

• to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)

1) to strike, clap (the hands)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: me.ach (‎מ‎ְ‎ח‎ָ‎א‎ "to smite" מְחָא)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎מָחָא‎] verb strike, only = clap (the hand) (Aramaic form of II. ‎מָחָה‎ q. v.); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine plural only figurative, of joy of inanimate things before ‎׳‎‎נְהָרוֺת יִמְחֲאוכָֿ֑ף ׃י‎ Ps 98:8 ‎הַשָּׂדֶה יִמְחֲאוּכָֽֿף ׃וְכָלעֲֿצֵי‎ Isa 55:12. —

Pi`el Infinitive construct suffix id., of exultation over foe ‎יַעַן מַחְאֲךָ יָד‎ Ezek 25:6 (|| ‎וְרַקְעֲךָ בְּרָ֑גֶל‎).

‎מַחֲבֵא‎, [‎מַחֲבֹא‎] see ‎חבא‎. ‎מַחְבֶ֫רֶת‎, [‎מְחַבְרָה‎] see ‎חבר‎. ‎מַחֲבַת‎ see ‎חבת‎. ‎מַחֲגֹ֫רֶת‎ see ‎חגר‎.

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