What does מָוֶת · תַּחֲלוּא mean in the Bible?
מָוֶת · תַּחֲלוּא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deaths by disease, deadly illnesses".
Hebrew · H4194, H8463
מְמוֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים
Death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead , their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence , ruin · a malady
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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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תַּחֲלוּא H8463 a malady
Pronunciation taḥălûʾ
Physical ailment ranging from specific disease to general sickness; often describes grievous or mortal afflictions
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What does מְמוֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים (memotei tachaluim) mean in the Bible?
מָוֶת · תַּחֲלוּא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "deaths by disease, deadly illnesses".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4194, H8463?
H4194, H8463 is connected to 163 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. deaths by disease, deadly illnesses
Strong's H4194, H8463
Lexical occurrences 163 verses Source Gloss
deaths by disease, deadly illnesses
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְמוֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים is built from this root:
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