What does אֲבַעְבֻּעָה mean in the Bible?
אֲבַעְבֻּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an inflammatory pustule (as eruption)".
Hebrew · H76
אֲבַעְבֻּעָה
An inflammatory pustule (as eruption)
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אֲבַעְבֻּעָה H76
What does אֲבַעְבֻּעָה mean in the Bible?
אֲבַעְבֻּעָה is a Hebrew word meaning "an inflammatory pustule (as eruption)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H76?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include festering (2).
Where does אֲבַעְבֻּעָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 9:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (2).
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 festering 2× Exodus 9:9, Exodus 9:10
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 9:9
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Exodus 2
Source forms
אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֖ת 1x ’ă·ḇa‘·bu·‘ōṯ Exodus 9:9
אֲבַעְבֻּעֹ֔ת 1x ’ă·ḇa‘·bu·‘ōṯ Exodus 9:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural 2x Exodus 9:9, Exodus 9:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. an inflammatory pustule (as eruption)
Source Gloss
an inflammatory pustule (as eruption)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
an inflammatory pustule (as eruption) BDB: blisters Usage: blains.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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