Quick Definition
to clap
Strong's Definition
to rub or strike the hands together (in exultation)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: clap.
TWOT Reference: 1177
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to strike, clap (the hands)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to strike, clap (the hands)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)
Aramaic equivalent: me.ach (מְחָא "to smite" H4223)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָחָא
mâchâ
BDB Definition:
1) to strike, clap (the hands)
1a) (Qal) to clap (of joy)
1b) (Piel) to clap (of exultation)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1177
Total KJV Occurrences: 3