What does מָמוֹת · תַּחֲלוּא mean in the Bible?
מָמוֹת · תַּחֲלוּא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a mortal disease ; concretely, a corpse".
Hebrew · H4463, H8463
מְמֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים
A mortal disease ; concretely, a corpse · a malady
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מָמוֹת H4463 a mortal disease ; concretely, a corpse
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 מְמֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים (memote tachalu'im) mean in the Bible?
מָמוֹת · תַּחֲלוּא is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a mortal disease ; concretely, a corpse".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4463, H8463?
H4463, H8463 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a mortal disease ; concretely, a corpse
Strong's H4463, H8463
Lexical occurrences 8 verses Source Gloss
a mortal disease ; concretely, a corpse
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מְמֹתֵי תַחֲלֻאִים is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain