What does מַכָּה · חָלָה mean in the Bible?
מַכָּה · חָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "very severe wound, incurable blow".
Hebrew · H4347, H2470
מַכָּה נַחְלָה מְאֹד
A blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound ; figuratively, carnage , also pestilence · properly, to be rubbed or worn ; hence (figuratively) to be weak , sick , afflicted ; or (causatively) to grieve , make sick ; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
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מַכָּה H4347 a blow (in 2 Chronicles 2:10, of the flail); by implication, a wound ; figuratively, carnage , also pestilence
Pronunciation makāh
Physical violence expanding into divine judgment: blow becomes plague, wound becomes pestilence, stroke becomes covenant curse
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חָלָה H2470 properly, to be rubbed or worn ; hence (figuratively) to be weak , sick , afflicted ; or (causatively) to grieve , make sick ; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
Pronunciation ḥālāh
Physical deterioration (rubbing away) extends metaphorically to weakness, sickness, affliction, and entreaty as urgent supplication.
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What does מַכָּה נַחְלָה מְאֹד (makkah nachlah meod) mean in the Bible?
מַכָּה · חָלָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "very severe wound, incurable blow".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4347, H2470?
H4347, H2470 is connected to 123 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. very severe wound, incurable blow
Strong's H4347, H2470
Lexical occurrences 123 verses Source Gloss
very severe wound, incurable blow
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מַכָּה נַחְלָה מְאֹד is built from this root:
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