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H4341 Β· Hebrew Β· Old Testament
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mak'ob
Noun, Masculine
Pain, sorrow, suffering

Definition

From H3510 (ka'ab). Physical pain, mental anguish, or deep sorrow. Used of human suffering and the Messiah's prophetic suffering.

Usage & Theological Significance

Mak'ob reaches its summit in Isaiah 53:3-4: the Suffering Servant is 'a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.' The Messiah intimately knows pain β€” not theoretical awareness but experiential identification. The Bible's honest engagement with suffering is captured in this word.

Key Bible Verses

Isaiah 53:3
He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief...
Isaiah 53:4
Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows...
Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Psalm 32:10
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked...
Job 33:19
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed...

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