Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mâchâʼ

maw-khaw'

מָחָא

What it means

to rub or strike the hands together

to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • clap2
  • clapped1

Every place it appears 3

Psalms98:8
Isaiah55:12
Ezekiel25:6
mâchâʼ — Hebrew word meaning “to rub or strike the hands toge”