בְּ/מַחֲלֵ֣ה
𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤄
machăleh
by disease
An illness or state of being unwell, typically referring to physical disease or malady affecting a person or community. In its primary usage in the Hebrew Bible, מַחֲלֶה designates a concrete medical condition or affliction, distinguishing a specific sickness (as opposed to a general state of weakness or pain). The term can be used of both individuals and collective outbreaks, ranging from endemic diseases to singular afflictions.
2 Chronicles 21:15 · Word #4
Lexicon H4245
| Lemma | מַחֲלֶה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤄 |
| Transliteration | machăleh |
| Strong's | H4245 |
| Definition | An illness or state of being unwell, typically referring to physical disease or malady affecting a person or community. In its primary usage in the Hebrew Bible, מַחֲלֶה designates a concrete medical condition or affliction, distinguishing a specific sickness (as opposed to a general state of weakness or pain). The term can be used of both individuals and collective outbreaks, ranging from endemic diseases to singular afflictions. |
Morphology HR/Ncmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | by disease |
SIBI-P1 Translation H4245-01
in sickness-of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular common noun in construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun מַחֲלֶה denotes a concrete condition of illness derived from the root חלה ('to be sick, weak'). The prefixed בְּ adds the sense 'in,' and the construct state ('-of') reflects its grammatical linkage to a following noun. |
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