- Original: מחץ - Transliteration: Machats - Phonetic: makh'-ats - Definition: 1. severe wound, contusion - Origin: from H4272 - TWOT entry: 1183a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H4272 ; a contusion: - stroke. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • stroke, 1 Isaiah 30:26