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מָקַק H4743
H4743 is the Hebrew word מָקַק, transliterated mâqaq and said maw-kak'. The King James Version most often renders it consume away.
What it means
to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish.
Where it comes from
' a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: consume away, be corrupt, dissolve, pine away.
Verses using מָקַק
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 26:39 · KJV
And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.
Psalm 38:5 · KJV
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
Isaiah 34:4 · KJV
And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a falling fig from the fig tree.
Ezekiel 4:17 · KJV
That they may want bread and water, and be astonied one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.
Ezekiel 24:23 · KJV
And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
Ezekiel 33:10 · KJV
Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live?
Zechariah 14:12 · KJV
And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4743 mean?
H4743 is the Hebrew word מָקַק (mâqaq), meaning to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish.
How is H4743 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it consume away (4 times), pine away (2 times), you shall pine away (1 time), corrupt (1 time), dissolved (1 time).
How many times does H4743 appear in the Bible?
מָקַק (mâqaq) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4743 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: ' a primitive root.
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