Hebrew · H4194, H8463 · unreviewed

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 word meaning "deaths by disease, deadly illnesses".

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Meaning

deaths by disease, deadly illnesses
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