הַ/דֶּ֣בֶר
𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓
deber
the-pestilence
An epidemic disease resulting in widespread death, specifically a pestilence or plague, often sent as a calamity upon populations (humans or animals). Used primarily to denote severe outbreaks of disease affecting whole communities or animal herds, particularly in the context of divine judgement or natural disaster. The semantic range includes general terms for plague, specific outbreaks among humans, and epidemic diseases among livestock (such as a fatal cattle disease).
Jeremiah 21:7 · Word #19
Lexicon H1698
| Lemma | דֶּבֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | deber |
| Strong's | H1698 |
| Definition | An epidemic disease resulting in widespread death, specifically a pestilence or plague, often sent as a calamity upon populations (humans or animals). Used primarily to denote severe outbreaks of disease affecting whole communities or animal herds, particularly in the context of divine judgement or natural disaster. The semantic range includes general terms for plague, specific outbreaks among humans, and epidemic diseases among livestock (such as a fatal cattle disease). |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
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 | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the-pestilence |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1698-08
the destructive pestilence
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun, absolute state, with prefixed definite article (הַ). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun דֶּבֶר denotes a devastating epidemic disease, derived from the root sense of destruction. "Destructive pestilence" preserves both the epidemic sense and the root idea of a force that brings ruin, while the definite article reflects the prefixed הַ. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
the destructive pestilence
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 faithfully maintains the contextual nuance of pestilence as a destructive force, as supported by the silex_definition. |