H4273 H4273
Blow, severe wound; the crushing stroke God inflicts, which He also will heal
This term appears in Isaiah 30:26, promising future restoration: 'the Lord will bind up the wound of His people and heal the blow He inflicted.' The word describes a severe strike or crushing wound, distinguished from the more common word for wound that parallels it. The passage emphasizes divine sovereignty in both judgment and healing—the same God who delivered the blow will provide the cure. The medical imagery makes theological truth tangible: God's restoration addresses the very injuries His discipline caused.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A crushing blow or severe wound inflicted by God in judgment, appearing in Isaiah's promise of restoration. The term describes traumatic injury caused by divine strike, which the same God will heal. Isaiah pairs medical healing vocabulary with recognition that God both wounds and cures. The image captures the complete cycle of judgment and restoration—the blow that seemed fatal becomes the prelude to healing. 1×
AR["وَ-ضَرْبَةَ"]·ben["ও-আঘাত"]·DE["[ומחץ]"]·EN["of-His-blow"]·FR["[ומחץ]"]·heb["ו-מחץ"]·HI["और-ज़ख्म"]·ID["dan-memar"]·IT["[ומחץ]"]·jav["lan-tatu"]·KO["그리고-아픔을"]·PT["e-ferida-de"]·RU["и-рану-"]·ES["y-herida-de"]·SW["na-jeraha"]·TR["ve-yarasini"]·urd["اور-چوٹ"]
Related Senses
H7200 1. Qal: to see, perceive (1257×)G4771 2. you (singular address) (1077×)H8085 1. Qal: hear, perceive aurally (921×)H0859a 1. you (2nd person masculine singular pronoun) (743×)H0398 1. eat (consume food) (697×)H4191 1. die (Qal: natural/general death) (645×)G3708 1. see, perceive visually (419×)G0191 1. hear, perceive sound (360×)H???? 3. (352×)G3708 2. behold, look (exclamatory) (256×)H7272 1. foot (body part) (236×)H8354 1. drink, consume liquid (209×)H3205 1. Qal active: bear/give birth (female subject) (204×)H3205 2. Qal active: beget/father (male subject) (198×)H2421 1. Qal: live, be alive (177×)H8085 2. Qal: listen, heed, pay attention (172×)H2416a 1. alive, living (state/attribute) (146×)H2416e 1. life, lifespan, lifetime (145×)G2198 1. be alive, have life (133×)H8193 1. lip, lips (body part) (123×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† מַ֫חַץ n.[m.] severe wound;—only cstr. מַחַץ מַכָּתוֹ יִרְפָּא Is 30:26 of י׳’s restoration of his people (‖ חָבַשׁ שֶׁבֶר עַמּוֹ).