מָחָא
macha · clap
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H4222 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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macha (מָחָא) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “clap”.
To clap the hands, to strike one hand against the other as a sign of joy.
How to say it
ma·cha
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To strike hand against hand with joy.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- clap ×2
- you clapped ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 98:8
Let the rivers clap their palms; together let the mountains shout for joy
- Isaiah 55:12
For with gladness you will go out, and in peace you will be led; the mountains and the hills will break forth before you into joyful shouting, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
- Ezekiel 25:6
For thus says Adonai YHWH: Because you clapped your hand and stamped with your foot and rejoiced with all your contempt of soul against the ground of Israel,