HebrewH4245Noun (Masculine)

מַחֲלֶה

ma.cha.leh

6Occurrences
H4245Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

sickness

or (feminine) מַחֲלָה; from H2470 (חָלָה);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
disease, sickness Another spelling of ma.cha.lah (*מַחֲלָה *"sickness" H4245B)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

מַחֲלֶה appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
2
Exodus
2
1 Kings
1
Proverbs
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 8:37BSB

When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

2 Chronicles 21:15BSB

And day after day you yourself will suffer from a severe illness, a disease of your bowels, until it causes your bowels to come out.’”

2 Chronicles 6:28BSB

When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

Exodus 15:26BSB

saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”

Exodus 23:25BSB

So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.

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