מָכִי
𐤌𐤊𐤉
Makhi
H4352 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Mâkîy is a proper name designating a specific Israelite individual, typically rendered in English as 'Maki' or 'Machi.' The word functions exclusively as a personal name in biblical texts and is not otherwise attested as a common noun or adjective. The possible connection to the verbal root carries the nuance of 'languishing' or 'faint,' but this is speculative and does not define the actual use of the name itself.
Semantic Range
personal name, proper noun referring to a specific Israelite individual
Root / Etymology
The root is likely מוּךְ (m-w-kh), which means 'to be low, weak, become poor, languish.' The form מָכִי appears to derive from this root, possibly with a nominal pattern indicating descent or belonging, but as a personal name its etymological construction is uncertain and no direct meaning was universally ascribed to names of this type in biblical Hebrew.
Historical & Contextual Notes
Mâkîy occurs in reference to Mâkîy, the father of Geuel, a leader representing the tribe of Gad in the account of the twelve Israelite tribal spies (Numbers 13:15). The name appears only in genealogical or tribal listings and receives no narrative development. The speculative root connection may suggest a meaning related to 'oppressed' or 'languishing,' but biblical Hebrew personal names often employ roots decoratively or idiomatically. In later translations, the name is sometimes Anglicized as 'Machi,' but this does not reflect additional semantic information. The word does not carry the later sense of ethnicity (as in 'Jew' or 'Judean'); it is strictly an individual name from the tribal period.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
probably from מוּךְ; pining; Maki, an Israelite; Machi.
Bantu Hebrew
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מוך (m-w-kh) — to become low, to be weak, to languish, to be impoverished
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H4134 | מוּךְ | impoverished one |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4352-01 |
מָכִֽי | makhi | HNp |
of Machi | Maki | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H4352-01 |
Numbers 13:15 | מָכִֽי | makhi | HNp |
of Machi | Maki |