What does מַדְוֶה mean in the Bible?
מַדְוֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "sickness".
Hebrew · H4064
מַדְוֶה
Sickness
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מַדְוֶה H4064
What does מַדְוֶה mean in the Bible?
מַדְוֶה is a Hebrew word meaning "sickness".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4064?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include diseases (1), the diseases (1).
Where does מַדְוֶה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 7:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It diseases 1× Deuteronomy 7:15
the diseases 1× Deuteronomy 28:60
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 7:15
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Deuteronomy 2
Source forms
מַדְוֵ֣ה 1x maḏ·wêh Deuteronomy 28:60
מַדְוֵי֩ 1x maḏ·wê Deuteronomy 7:15
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Deuteronomy 7:15
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 28:60
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. sickness
Source Gloss
sickness
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
sickness Usage: disease.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַדְוֶה is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain