מָחָאmâchâʼ
strike, only = clap (the hand)
Pronunciation: maw-khaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4222
Meanings
Qal
Pi`el: id. (Ezekiel 25:6)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands in glee! Let the hills sing out their songs of joy
- Isaiah 55:12 You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
- Ezekiel 25:6 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).