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מָכַךְ mâkak — to tumble (in ruins)
pronounced maw-kak' · Strong's H4355 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Hoph'al, Qal (Pa'al), Niph'al
Translated in the KJV as be brought low, decay.
a primitive root; to tumble (in ruins); figuratively, to perish.
mâkak in each stem
Hoph'al 1×
Causative · passive — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject has it done to them
Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1
וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּJob 24:24Sequential perfect (weqatal), 3rd person common plural
They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low; they are taken out of the way as all other, and cut off as the tops of the ears of corn. (KJV)
Qal (Pa'al) 1×
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Wayyiqtol 1
וַ֝יָּמֹ֗כּוּPs 106:43Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine plural
Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. (KJV)
Niph'al 1×
Simple · passive — the plain action; the subject has it done to them
Imperfect (yiqtol) 1
יִמַּ֣ךְEccl 10:18Imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. (KJV)
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›
In the app, tap any Hebrew verb while reading: its root, stem and form are named, the letters of the word itself are coloured to show which is which, and the stem's meaning is put in plain English. mâkak in the lexicon ›
Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.
