Mahpekhah מַהְפֵּכָה
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| מַהְפֵּכָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | mahpekhah |
| Strong's number | H4114 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | overthrow |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Mahpekhah (Hebrew מַהְפֵּכָה, Strong's H4114) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “overthrow”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) overthrow, destruction
1a) always of Sodom and Gomorrah
1a) always of Sodom and Gomorrah
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | overthrew (3), overthrow (2), overthrown (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | just like the destruction (1), demolished (1), overthrown (1), were overthrown (1), overthrew (1), i overthrew (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Mahpekhah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 29:23And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 1:7Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you— a desolation demolished by strangers.
- Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 49:18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighbors,” says the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
- Jeremiah 50:40As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the Lord; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.
Amos
- Amos 4:11I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.“Some of you I overthrew as I overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and you were like a firebrand snatched from a blaze, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).