Maach מָחָא

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Maach (Hebrew מָחָא, Strong's H4222) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to clap”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.

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)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

KJV	clap (2), clapped (1)
BSB	clap (1), will clap (1), you clapped (1)

Every verse with Maach, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Psalm 98:8
Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful togetherLet the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy

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.You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will 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;For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you clapped your hands and stomped your feet and rejoiced over the land of Israel with a heart full of contempt,

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).