wound
mak.kah denotes an inflicted injury, from a battle’s devastating strike to wounds, plagues, and disciplinary blows.
The term most often marks the destructive result of conflict, including a great military strike or slaughter. It also describes bodily injuries requiring healing and, in contexts of judgment or discipline, severe affliction, plague, or repeated blows.
Senses in use
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A devastating strike in battle · dominant
The singular absolute noun identifies the outcome of armed conflict: in Joshua 10:10 the APB renders Israel's action as striking the enemy "with a great wound," while Joshua 10:20 describes the completed action as a "very great slaughter." In 1 Samuel 19:8 and 2 Chronicles 13:17, the surrounding clauses likewise concern opponents routed or slain after a great defeat.
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Bodily injury or injuries · common
In personal and bodily settings, the noun names injuries connected with sickness or healing. In 1 Kings 22:35 the APB renders the clause about blood running from the king's injury; in 2 Kings 8:29 and 2 Chronicles 22:6, plural forms occur where Joram returns to be healed after fighting. Jeremiah 30:17 similarly pairs healing with recovery from plural injuries.
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Affliction, plague, or devastation · common
The noun can occur in pronouncements of severe harm affecting a people or place. In Numbers 11:33 the APB renders the LORD's action as striking the people with a "very great plague," and Deuteronomy 28:59 places plural construct forms in a list of severe and lasting plagues. Jeremiah 19:8 and Jeremiah 50:13 use plural construct forms in clauses describing a desolated city that passersby view with horror.
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Repeated blows or corporal punishment · occasional
In disciplinary or assault imagery, the noun refers to blows administered to a person or people. Deuteronomy 25:3 limits the number of stripes that may be given, Isaiah 14:6 speaks of peoples struck with unceasing blows, and Proverbs 20:30 places plural construct forms alongside bruises and inward-reaching blows.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB variously presents the term with "defeat," "slaughter," "wound," "plagues," "blows," and "stripes." These are contextual translation renderings of whole clauses rather than a word-by-word alignment.