BDB2762
[מַחֲלֶה] noun [masculine] sickness, disease — suffix מַחֲלֵהוּ Prov 18:14 his sickness (= any sickness of his); of specific disease, construct מַחֲלֵה מֵעֶ֑יךָ 2Chr 21:15 (+ בָּחֲלָיִים רַבִּים, מֵהַחֹ֑לִי).
Strong's Lexicon
H4245
H4245 — מַחֲלֶה מַחֲלָה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4245 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מַחֲלֶה מַחֲלָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H2470 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | machaleh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | makh-al-eh' (or (feminine) machalah {makk-al-aw'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. sickness |
| KJV Renderings: | disease, infirmity, sickness. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB2763
מַחֲלָה noun feminine sickness, disease, מַחֲלָה Exod 15:26 + 3 t. — sickness, disease, (in general) Exod 23:25 ( J E ); so with כל, 1Kgs 8:37 = 2Chr 6:28 (|| כלנֶֿגַע), Exod 15:26 ( J E ; compare אני יהוה רֹפְאֶ֑ךָ near the end)
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מחלה (mah-gh)
Exodus 15:96
- EHCC: 1 will put none of these diseases
Exodus 8:37
- EHCC: plagne, whatsoever riokaess .או