What does מָוֶת · חֶרֶב · רָעָב · שְׁבִי mean in the Bible?
מָוֶת · חֶרֶב · רָעָב · שְׁבִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "appointed judgment destinies".
Hebrew · H4194, H2719, H7458, H7628
מָוֶת / חֶרֶב / רָעָב / שְׁבִי
Death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin · drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement · hunger (more or less extensive) · exiled ; captured ; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
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מָוֶת H4194 death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin
Pronunciation mavet
Death as ultimate enemy and boundary: encompasses natural mortality, violent end, and the abode of the dead as theological threat to covenant life
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חֶרֶב H2719 drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement
Pronunciation ḥereb
Destruction through cutting or withholding: sword's violence or drought's deprivation both render land barren.
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רָעָב H7458 hunger (more or less extensive)
Pronunciation rāʿāb
Famine as extended collective hunger; shifts from individual need to societal crisis and divine judgment.
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שְׁבִי H7628 exiled ; captured ; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
Pronunciation šĕbiy
Captivity as both the state of deportation and the collective body of exiles; foundational to Israel's exile theology.
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What does מָוֶת / חֶרֶב / רָעָב / שְׁבִי (mavet / cherev / raav / shevi) mean in the Bible?
מָוֶת · חֶרֶב · רָעָב · שְׁבִי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "appointed judgment destinies".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4194, H2719, H7458, H7628?
H4194, H2719, H7458, H7628 is connected to 720 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. appointed judgment destinies
Strong's H4194, H2719, H7458, H7628
Lexical occurrences 720 verses Source Gloss
appointed judgment destinies
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָוֶת / חֶרֶב / רָעָב / שְׁבִי is built from this root:
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