BDB2783
[מְחִלָּה] noun feminine hole, מְחִלּוֺת עָפָר holes of the dust Isa 2:19 (|| מְעָרוֺת צֻרִים caves of the rocks).
Strong's Lexicon
H4247
H4247 — מְחִלָּה
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H4247 |
|---|---|
| Word: | מְחִלָּה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H2490 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | mchillah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mekh-il-law' |
| Meaning: | 1. a cavern (as if excavated) |
| KJV Renderings: | cave. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
מחלה (mah-ghaleh’)
2 Chronicles 21:15
- KJV: And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
- EHCC: sickness by disease of thy bowels,
Proverbs 18:14
- KJV: The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
- EHCC: spirit of a man will sustain Ais infirmity ;