מַחֲלֶה
ma.cha.leh
“sickness”
Definition
sickness
or (feminine) מַחֲלָה; from H2470 (חָלָה);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
מַחֲלֶה appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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,
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.’”
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,
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.”
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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