Machărā'āh (מַחֲרָאָה) means latrine, privy, toilet. From a root meaning to dig or hollow out. Appears once in the Hebrew Bible in a vivid act of theological desecration.
Second Kings 10:27: 'They demolished the sacred stone of Baal and tore down the temple of Baal, and people have used it as a latrine to this day.' Jehu's destruction of Baal worship reached its climax by converting the pagan temple into a public toilet — the ultimate expression of contempt. False worship deserves not just rejection but utter desecration. What the culture honored, God's people made common. This radical iconoclasm reminds us that idols — ancient or modern — deserve no reverence. When we identify the Baals of our age, the response should be thorough destruction, not respectful coexistence.