מָעַךְmâʻak
press, squeeze
Pronunciation: maw-ak' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4600
Meanings
Qal: and his spear pressed, into the ground. (Leviticus 22:24; 1 Samuel 26:7)
Pu`al: there were their breasts squeezed (Ezekiel 23:3)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 22:24 If an animal has damaged testicles or is castrated, you may not offer it to the Lord. You must never do this in your own land,
- 1 Samuel 26:7 So David and Abishai went right into Saul’s camp and found him asleep, with his spear stuck in the ground beside his head. Abner and the soldiers were lying asleep around him.
- Ezekiel 23:3 They became prostitutes in Egypt. Even as young girls, they allowed men to fondle their breasts.
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).