What does תַּחֲלוּא (taḥălûʾ) mean in the Bible?
תַּחֲלוּא (taḥălûʾ): Physical ailment ranging from specific disease to general sickness; often describes grievous or mortal afflictions
Hebrew · H8463
תַּחֲלוּא
A malady
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תַּחֲלוּאH8463
Pronunciationtaḥălûʾ
What does תַּחֲלוּא (taḥălûʾ) mean in the Bible?
תַּחֲלוּא (taḥălûʾ): Physical ailment ranging from specific disease to general sickness; often describes grievous or mortal afflictions
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8463?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and the sicknesses (1), diseases (1), pain (1), those ravaged (1), your diseases (1).
Where does תַּחֲלוּא (taḥălûʾ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 29:22. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (1), Psalms (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 Itand the sicknesses1×Deuteronomy 29:22
diseases1×Jeremiah 16:4
pain1×2 Chronicles 21:19
those ravaged1×Jeremiah 14:18
your diseases1×Psalms 103:3
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Deuteronomy 29:22תַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔יהָtoand the sicknessesNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular2 Chronicles 21:19בְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣יםtopainPreposition-b | Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 103:3תַּחֲלֻאָֽיְכִי׃toyour diseasesNoun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularJeremiah 14:18תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣יtothose ravagedNoun - masculine plural constructJeremiah 16:4תַחֲלֻאִ֜יםtodiseasesNoun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 29:22
Aligned rows5
Books represented4
Deuteronomy12 Chronicles1Psalms1Jeremiah2
Source forms
בְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣ים1xbə·ṯa·ḥă·lu·’îm2 Chronicles 21:19
תַּ֣חֲלֻאֶ֔יהָ1xta·ḥă·lu·’e·hāDeuteronomy 29:22
תַּחֲלֻאָֽיְכִי׃1xta·ḥă·lu·’ā·yə·ḵîPsalms 103:3
תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים1xṯa·ḥă·lu·’îmJeremiah 16:4
תַּחֲלוּאֵ֣י1xta·ḥă·lū·’êJeremiah 14:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 16:4
Noun - masculine plural construct1xJeremiah 14:18
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xPsalms 103:3
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 29:22
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural1x2 Chronicles 21:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical ailment ranging from specific disease to general sickness; often describes grievous or mortal afflictions
Source Gloss
a malady
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical ailment ranging from specific disease to general sickness; often describes grievous or mortal afflictions
a malady BDB: diseases Usage: disease, × grievous, (that are) sick(-ness).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
תַּחֲלוּא is built from this root:
חָלָאH2456
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