What does קַדַּחַת mean in the Bible?
e. febrile disease".
Hebrew · H6920
קַדַּחַת
Inflammation , i.e. febrile disease
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קַדַּחַת H6920
What does קַדַּחַת mean in the Bible?
קַדַּחַת is a Hebrew word meaning "inflammation , i.e. febrile disease".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6920?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include fever (1), with fever (1).
Where does קַדַּחַת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Leviticus (1).
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 fever 1× Leviticus 26:16
with fever 1× Deuteronomy 28:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
הַקַּדַּ֔חַת 1x haq·qad·da·ḥaṯ Leviticus 26:16
וּבַקַּדַּ֜חַת 1x ū·ḇaq·qad·da·ḥaṯ Deuteronomy 28:22
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 26:16
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. inflammation , i.e. febrile disease
Source Gloss
inflammation , i.e. febrile disease
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
inflammation, i.e. febrile disease BDB: fever Usage: burning ague, fever.
Word Origins
קַדַּחַת is built from this root:
קָדַח H6919
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