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
חֶרֶב H2719 drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement
רָעָב H7458 hunger (more or less extensive)
שְׁבִי H7628 exiled ; captured ; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
What does מָוֶת / חֶרֶב / רָעָב / שְׁבִי (mavet / cherev / raav / shevi) mean in the Bible?
מָוֶת · חֶרֶב · רָעָב · שְׁבִי is a Hebrew word meaning "appointed judgment destinies".
Full entry for מָוֶת / חֶרֶב / רָעָב / שְׁבִי (H4194, H2719, H7458, H7628) · Browse the biblical lexicon
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