Lexical Definition
מָכַךְ mâkak (maw-kak') to sink H:V
a primitive root
be brought low, decay.
- to tumble (in ruins)
- figuratively, to perish
1) to be low, be humiliated
1a) (Qal) to be low, be humiliated
1b) (Niphal) to sink
1c) (Hophal) to be brought low
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| יִמַּ֣ךְ | it sinks | Eccl.10.18 |
| וַ֝יָּמֹ֗כּוּ | and they sank | Ps.106.43 |
| וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ | and they are brought low | Job.24.24 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָכַךְ] verb be low, humiliated (Aramaic מְכַךְ, 
; Arabic 
is suck entirely out, diminish, consume) —
Qal Imperfect וַיָּמֹ֫כּוּ Ps 106:43 of perverse Israel Niph`al Imperfect יִמַּךְ Eccl 10:18 sink (in decay) of house-timbers. Hoph`al Perfect וְהֻמְּכוּ Job 24:24 be brought low, of wicked.
I. מִכְלָה see כלא. II. [מִכְלָה] see כלה. מִכְלוֺל, מִכְלָל, [מַכְלֻל] see כלל. מַכֹּ֫לֶת see אכל. [מִכְמָן], מִכְמַנֵּי see כון. מִכְמָס, מִכְמָשׂ see כמס. מִכְמָר, [מַכְמֹר], [מִכְמֶ֫רֶת], מִכְמֹ֫רֶת see III. כמר. מִכְמְתָת see כמת.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Job | 24:24 |
| Psalms | 106:43 |
| Ecclesiastes | 10:18 |