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HebrewH4046Noun (Feminine)

מַגֵּפָה

mag.ge.phah

21Occurrences
H4046Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a pestilence; by analogy, defeat

from H5062 (נָגַף);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, strike, smite 1a) blow (fatal stroke) 1b) slaughter (of battle) 1c) plague, pestilence (divine judgment)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

מַגֵּפָה appears 21 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
5
2 Samuel
4
Zechariah
3
1 Chronicles
2
1 Samuel
2
Psalms
2
2 Chronicles
1
Exodus
1

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 21:17BSB

And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”

2 Chronicles 21:14BSB

So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow.

2 Samuel 24:25BSB

And there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.

Numbers 25:8BSB

followed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman.So the plague against the Israelites was halted,

Psalms 106:29BSB

So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds,and a plague broke out among them.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.