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מַהְפֵּכָה H4114
H4114 is the Hebrew word מַהְפֵּכָה, transliterated mahpêkâh and said mah-pay-kaw'. The King James Version most often renders it overthrew.
What it means
a destruction.
Where it comes from
from H2015 (הָפַךְ).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: when...overthrew, overthrow(-n).
Verses using מַהְפֵּכָה
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 29:23 · KJV
And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:
Isaiah 1:7 · KJV
Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.
Isaiah 13:19 · KJV
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 49:18 · KJV
As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD, no man shall abide there, neither shall a son of man dwell in it.
Jeremiah 50:40 · KJV
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof, saith the LORD; so shall no man abide there, neither shall any son of man dwell therein.
Amos 4:11 · KJV
I have overthrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4114 mean?
H4114 is the Hebrew word מַהְפֵּכָה (mahpêkâh), meaning a destruction.
How is H4114 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it overthrew (3 times), therein like the overthrow (1 time), overthrown (1 time), overthrow (1 time).
How many times does H4114 appear in the Bible?
מַהְפֵּכָה (mahpêkâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4114 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2015 (הָפַךְ).
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