Lexical Definition

‎מְחָא‎ mᵉchâʼ (mekh-aw') to smite ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎מָחָא‎

hang, smite, stay.

• to strike in pieces
• also to arrest
• specifically to impale

1) to strike, smite, kill
1a) (P'al) to strike
1b) (Pael) to hinder
1c) (Ithp'al) to allow to be stricken

See Greek: πατάσσω · πήγνυμι

Extended Information

Aramaic of: מָחָא

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: מָחָה
[‎מְחָא‎] verb smite (see Biblical Hebrew II. ‎מָחָה‎); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 feminine singular ‎מְחַת‎, ‎ל‎ of thing, Dan 2:34; Dan 2:35 (+ ‎עַל‎). Pa`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎ימַחֵא בִידֵהּ‎ Dan 4:32*, i.e. hinder him (compare Eccl 8:4 ᵑ7; D^{Aramaic Dialektproben. p. 5}; Talmud: Levy^{NHWB under the word} ). Hithpa. Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִתְמְחֵא‎ Ezra 6:11 let him be smitten (nailed) ‎עֲלֹ֑הִי‎.

[‎מַחְלְקָה‎] see ‎חלק‎.

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