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Deuteronomy 28:27 — Word Study

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WLCיַכְּכָ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה בִּשְׁחִ֤ין מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וּבַטְּחֹרִ֔ים וּבַגָּרָ֖ב וּבֶחָ֑רֶס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃

BSAThe LORDYᵉhôvâh [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] will afflictnâkâh [smite, strike] you with the boilsshᵉchîyn [inflamed spot, leprosy] of EgyptMitsrayim [a country in northeastern Africa] with tumorsʻôphel [hill, mound] and scabsgârâb [skin condition caused by itching] and itchchereç [skin disease] from whichʼăsher you cannotlôʼ [not able to] be curedrâphâʼ [healed, mended]

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Listen & take awayDeuteronomy 28
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Deuteronomy 28:27quick helps
In a sentenceGod will bring afflictions upon you similar to those experienced in Egypt, and you will be unable to heal from them.
Who is speakingThe LORD, identified as Yahweh, the covenant name of God.
Where we areThis verse is part of a larger warning about the consequences of disobedience.
The hard wordיַכְּכָ֨ה
Take awayThe afflictions are severe and inescapable.
7 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Trapp, Ellicott & more — read them › clause subjectיהוה verbיָכֹל The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

Bars are logarithmic — אֵת, the commonest word in the Hebrew Bible, stands about 11,000 times, so a linear scale would leave everything else invisible. Click a row to open that word.

Deep Study — Deuteronomy 28:27

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — Consequences of Disobediencegenerated

26Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away.
27The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.
28The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,
29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.

Deuteronomy 28:27 warns the people of Israel about the severe consequences of disobedience to God's commands. This verse specifically outlines the afflictions they will face, drawing a parallel to the plagues of Egypt, emphasizing that these physical ailments will be incurable. This section serves as a reminder of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience brings blessings and disobedience leads to curses.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Deuteronomy 28:35The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
2Exodus 9:9–11It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.”
3Exodus 15:26saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”
41 Samuel 5:6–9Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
5Psalm 78:66He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 8 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word יַכְּכָ֨ה, ya.ke.Khahgenerated

The verb יַכְּכָה (ya.ke.Khah) is a hiphil imperfect form, indicating that God will actively strike or afflict the people. It is derived from the root נָכָה (nakah), which means to smite or strike, and encompasses a range of actions from punishment to disease. This word is often used in contexts of divine judgment, highlighting the seriousness of the consequences for disobedience.

The use of the verb in this verse underscores God's role as the one who brings about these afflictions. The construction indicates a future action, emphasizing that these consequences will come if the people do not adhere to His commandments.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

The verse is rendered in the Berean Standard Bible as 'The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.' This wording is consistent across translations, including the KJV, ASV, and WEB, all of which maintain the same essential meaning.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb יַכְּכָה (ya.ke.Khah) governs the clause, indicating that the LORD will be the subject performing the action of striking. The structure of the sentence presents a series of afflictions that follow, each introduced by a preposition, emphasizing the cumulative nature of the punishments.

The phrase structure is straightforward, with the subject followed by a series of prepositional phrases detailing the types of afflictions. This organization highlights the severity and variety of the conditions that the people will endure.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

In the Septuagint, the Hebrew יַכְּכָה is rendered as σε (se), indicating a direct address to the people. This choice maintains the focus on the subject of the afflictions, emphasizing that they will be afflicted directly by God.

The Greek translation does not significantly alter the meaning but reinforces the personal nature of the afflictions as a direct consequence of disobedience.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Deuteronomy 28:27 states that God will bring upon the people severe afflictions similar to those experienced in Egypt. These include boils, tumors, and skin diseases that cannot be healed, serving as a warning about the consequences of disobedience to His commands.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that the LORD will afflict you?

It means that God will bring severe physical ailments upon the people as a consequence of their disobedience.

What types of afflictions are mentioned?

The verse mentions boils, tumors, scabs, and itch, indicating various skin diseases.

Why can't they be cured?

The inability to be cured emphasizes the severity of the afflictions as a form of divine judgment.

How does this relate to the plagues of Egypt?

This verse draws a parallel to the plagues of Egypt, highlighting that the same God who afflicted the Egyptians will also afflict His own people if they disobey.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. What are some ways I can remain obedient to God's commands to avoid such consequences?
  2. How do I understand the nature of God's judgment in my life today?
  3. In what areas do I need healing, and how can I seek God's help in those areas?
  4. How can I share the message of God's warnings and promises with others?

Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Deuteronomy 28:27 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt,.... Which some understand of the leprosy, Of that sort of it called "elephantiasis", frequent among the Egyptians; [See comments on Leviticus 13:2].

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Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. The botch of Egypt , [ shªchiyn (H7822)] - an inflamed ulceration.

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John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Deuteronomy 28:27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.Ver. 27. With the botch of Egypt,] i.e., With the leprosy called Elephantiasis, when the skin grows hard as the elephant’ s skin. This, saith one, was bred only about Nile, the river of Egypt.

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Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(27) The botch of Egypt.—The “boil,” with which the Egyptians were plagued (Exodus 9:9, &c.) is the same word. (See also 2 Kings 20:7; Job 2:7.) Rashi says of this boil, “It was very bad, being moist on the inside, and dry outside.” A learned Dalmatian Jew, with whom I have read this passage, tells me that he has seen many cases of this kind among the Hungarian and Polish Jews, and that it prevails among them, being traceable partly to their uncleanliness. Emerods—i.e., hœmorrhoids (as in 1 Samuel 5:6). The scab.—In Leviticus 21:20; Leviticus 22:22 “scurvy.” It would make both a priest and a victim unclean, and unfit for the service of Jehovah. The itch.—Here only. “A dry ulcer like a…

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AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 27. The Lord will smite thee with the botch] שחין shechin, a violent inflammatory swelling. In Job 2:7, one of the Hexapla versions renders it ελεφας, the elephantiasis, a disease the most horrid that can possibly afflict human nature. In this disorder, the whole body is covered with a most loathsome scurf; the joints are all preternaturally enlarged, and the skin swells up and grows into folds like that of an elephant, whence the disease has its name. The skin, through its rigidity, breaks across at all the joints, and a most abominable ichor flows from all the chinks, c. See an account of it in Aretaeus, whose language is sufficient to chill the blood of a maniac, could he attend to…

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CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

27. the boil of Egypt] Cp. P, Exodus 9:9 with Driver’s note. One of the skin-diseases common in Egypt. Boil, Heb. sheḥ ?ξn; Eg. sḥ ?n, ‘an abscess.’ Some think of small-pox, others of elephantiasis. But it may be the bubonic plague; see next note. emerods] LXX ἕλκοςΑἰγ. εἰςτὴνἕδραν. Rather, as R.V. marg., tumours; Heb. ‘ophalim, swellings. Probably the buboes of the bubonic plague (so Macalister). On this see HGHL, 157 ff. scurvy] Heb. garab (Ar. garab = mange), Leviticus 21:20; Leviticus 22:22; LXX ψώραἀγρία, Vulg. scabies. ‘Favus’ (Macalister). itch] Heb. ḥ ?eres, Leviticus 21:20, LXX κνήφη, Vulg. prurigo.

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Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

27. The botch of Egypt — Probably the disease called elephantiasis. Comp. Exodus 9:9, where the Hebrew word is translated boil. This section (27-34) announces some further disasters that will follow upon disobedience.

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The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Yahweh will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with the tumors, with the scurvy, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

NETBNew English Translation2006

The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, eczema, and scabies, all of which cannot be healed.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Jehovah will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

RVARevised Version, American1894

The LORD shall smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, of which thou canst not be healed.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

The Lord wil smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emeroids, and with the skab, and with the itche, that thou canst not be healed.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Jehovah will smite thee with the ulcers of Egypt, and with boils, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

'Jehovah doth smite thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and with emerods, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which thou art not able to be healed.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

YHWH strikes you with the ulcer of Egypt, and with lumps, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which you are not able to be healed.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

The Lord will smite thee with the inflammatory disease of Egypt, and with the hemorrhoids, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou shalt not be able to be healed.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Yahweh will attack you with the boils of Egypt and with ulcers, scurvy, and itch, from which you cannot be healed.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

The Lord strike thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and the part of thy body, by which the dung is cast out, with the scab and with the itch: so that thou canst not be healed.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

The Lord will give you boils like he did to the Egyptians, with swellings and scabs and skin rashes that can't be cured.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

The Lord will send on you the disease of Egypt, and other sorts of skin diseases which nothing will make well.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseverbיַכְּheobjectכָ֨הwill.strike.yousubjectיְהוָ֜הYahwehprepositional phrase · prepositionalprepositional phraseבִּwithnoun phraseשְׁחִ֤יןthe.boil[s]מִצְרַ֨יִם֙of.Egyptוּandprepositional phraseבַwithnoun phrase(the)טְּחֹרִ֔יםtumorsוּandprepositional phraseבַwith.(the)noun phrasefesteringגָּרָ֖בrashוּandprepositional phraseבֶwithnoun phrase(the)noun phraseחָ֑רֶסscabiesrelpאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichclauseadverbialלֹאnotverbתוּכַ֖לyou.will.be.ableprepositional phrase · prepositionalלְtoclauseverbהֵרָפֵֽאbe.healed

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text presents the verse as it stands, while the Septuagint largely agrees with the Hebrew wording. However, the Samaritan Pentateuch differs slightly, using the word 'יכך' (strike) instead of 'יַכְּכָה' and 'עפלים' (haemorrhoids) instead of 'טְחֹרִים' (tumors). The Dead Sea Scrolls reflect the Masoretic Text closely but have some words restored by an editor, indicating some textual transmission issues.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

יַכְּכָ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה בִּשְׁחִ֤ין מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ וּבַטְּחֹרִ֔ים וּבַגָּרָ֖ב וּבֶחָ֑רֶס אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־ תוּכַ֖ל לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
יַכְּכָ֨הσεיְהוָ֜הκύριοςבִּשְׁחִ֤יןἕλκειמִצְרַ֙יִם֙αἰγυπτίῳוּבַטְּחֹרִ֔יםἕδραιςוּבַגָּרָ֖בἀγρίᾳוּבֶחָ֑רֶסκνήφῃאֲשֶׁ֥רὥστεלֹא־μὴלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃ἰαθῆναι

10 of the 11 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Samaritan Pentateuchthe Torah as the Samaritan community kept it

יכך יהוה בשׁחין מצרים ובעפלים ובגרב ובחרס אשׁר לא תוכל להרפא

2 words differ from the Masoretic Text: יכך (strike), עפלים (haemorrhoid)

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q34a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[יכ׳כה] [יהוה] [בשחין] [מצרים] [ובעפלים] [ובגרב] [ובחרס] [אשר] [לא] [תוכל] [להרפא]

nothing on the leather here — 11 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Deuteronomy 28:27נָכָהhe will strhe will strike נָכָהיהוהYahwehYahwehיהוהשְׁחִיןwith [the] with [the] boilשְׁחִיןמִצְרַ֫יִםEgyptEgyptמִצְרַ֫יִםטְהוֹרand with tuand with tumorsטְהוֹרגָּרָבand with ecand with eczemaגָּרָבחֶ֫רֶסand with scand with scabieחֶ֫רֶסאֲשֶׁרwhichwhichאֲשֶׁרלֹאnotnotלֹאיָכֹלyou will beyou will be ablיָכֹלרָפָאto be healeto be healedרָפָאהָיָהto beto beהָיָהמָצוֹרEgyptEgyptמָצוֹרחרסותPotsherd (Potsherd (Gate)חרסותרָפָהto slackento slackenרָפָהמַכָּהwoundwoundמַכָּהפְּלִשְׁתִּי(Sea of th(Sea of the) Phפְּלִשְׁתִּינְאֻםutteranceutteranceנְאֻםצָבָאarmyarmyצָבָאאֲבַעְבֻּעֹתboilboilאֲבַעְבֻּעֹתפָּרַחto sproutto sproutפָּרַחכּוּשׁEthiopiaEthiopiaכּוּשׁפַּרְעֹהPharaohPharaohפַּרְעֹהעַכְבָרmousemouseעַכְבָרצֶ֫לֶםimageimageצֶ֫לֶםיַלֶּ֫פֶתscabscabיַלֶּ֫פֶתאוֹororאוֹלֹאnotnotלֹאצָוָהto commandto commandצָוָה
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Deuteronomy 28:27

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
יַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.Khah he will strike you H5221 Verb hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
500× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to strike or hit something, and it's used in many different ways, like in Exodus when God strikes down the Egyptians. It can also mean to punish or destroy, as seen in Isaiah. The word is used to describe God's judgment.
Amplified meaning
smite, strike
Tyndale gloss
to smite
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

נָכָה (nakah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to strike or smite, encompassing a range of actions from lightly hitting to fatal blows. It appears in various forms, indicating actions like attacking, punishing, or causing disease. The entries suggest its use in both literal and figurative contexts, including divine judgment and applause. There is no significant disagreement among the lexicons regarding its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[נָכָה] 501 vb. smite (not in Qal)

Niph. and he shall be smitten [struck by weapon in battle] and die

Pu. both be smitten down by the hail

Hiph.

lit., smite (with a single, non-fatal, blow), strike

smite repeatedly, beat a man

and they clapped hands (in applause)

give a thrust (with fork) into pot; strike roots

rarely smite (in battle) so as (merely) to wound

smite, of sun

Smite fatally

Smite = attack, attack and destroy a company

Of God

smite with a plague, disease, etc.

smite = chastise, or send judgment upon

of God’s destroying palaces

Hoph. be smitten

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H5221 נָכָה smite (not in Qal) . and he shall be smitten [struck by weapon in battle] and die

. both be smitten down by the hail

. . . lit., smite (with a single, non-fatal, blow), strike

. smite repeatedly, beat a man

. and they clapped hands (in applause)

. give a thrust (with fork) into pot; strike roots

. rarely smite (in battle) so as (merely) to wound

. smite, of sun

. Smite fatally

. Smite = attack, attack and destroy a company

. Of God . smite with a plague, disease, etc.

. smite = chastise, or send judgment upon

. of God’s destroying palaces

. be smitten

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

5221 nakah naw-kaw'

a primitive root; to strike (lightly or severely, literally

or figuratively):--beat, cast forth, clap, give (wounds), X

go forward, X indeed, kill, make (slaughter), murderer,

punish, slaughter, slay(-er, -ing), smite(-r, -ing), strike,

be stricken, (give) stripes, X surely, wound.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נָכָה (na.khah) — to smite.

1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill

1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten

1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust

1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)

1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage

1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy

1d) (Hophal) to be smitten

1d1) to receive a blow

1d2) to be wounded

1d3) to be beaten

1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain

1d5) to be attacked and captured

1d6) to be smitten (with disease)

1d7) to be blighted (of plants)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Hiphil-Imperf-3ms | Suff — Verb hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular · suffix
HVhi3ms/Sp2ms
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
יְהוָ֜הYah.weh Yahweh H3068 Noun proper
6,528× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
Yehovah, The covenant Name of God
Tyndale gloss
The Lord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) is the proper name of the God of Israel, often rendered as Jehovah or the Lord. It signifies the self-existent or eternal nature of God. The name is closely associated with the revelation to Moses in Exodus 3:12-15 and is used in conjunction with other terms to denote sacred places. Some scholars suggest it derives from a root meaning 'to bring into being.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)

יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb

יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D

the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy

יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3068 יהוה i.e. יַהְוֶה n. pr. dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw'

from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish

national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

see HEBREW for 01961

see HEBREW for 03050

see HEBREW for 03069

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — LORD.

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1) the proper name of the one true God

1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — The Lord.

Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — (Jerusalem of) the Lord.

Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

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The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
בִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.Chin with [the] boil[s] of H7822 Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
13× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes a boil or inflamed spot, which can refer to leprosy or other skin conditions in the Bible.
Amplified meaning
inflamed spot, leprosy
Tyndale gloss
boil
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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שְׁחִין (shchiyn) refers to a boil or an inflamed spot, often associated with skin eruptions or ulcers. The term is linked to a root that likely means to burn, indicating inflammation. It can pertain to conditions affecting both humans and animals, including leprosy.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שְׁחִין n.m. boil, coll. eruption

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7822 שְׁחִין boil, coll. eruption

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7822 shchiyn shekh-een'

from an unused root probably meaning to burn; inflammation,

i.e. an ulcer; --boil, botch.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שְׁחִין (she.chin) — boil.

1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption

1a) of man, leprosy, of man and beast

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Prep | N-ms — Preposition · noun common masculine singular construct
HR/Ncmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yim Egypt H4714 Noun proper
641× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word means Egypt, a country in northeastern Africa, and is used in the Bible to describe the land and its people. It appears in books like Genesis and Isaiah, often referring to the Nile River and the Egyptians. Egypt is an important setting for many biblical events.
Amplified meaning
a country in northeastern Africa
Tyndale gloss
(Sea of) Egypt
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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מִצְרַ֫יִם (mitsrayim) refers to Egypt, a country in northeastern Africa known for the Nile River. The term can denote both the land and its inhabitants, the Egyptians. It is derived from a dual form suggesting Upper and Lower Egypt, and is linked to the biblical figure Mizraim, a son of Ham. The lexicons note its significance in the context of the table of nations.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִצְרַ֫יִם 681 n.pr.terr. et gent. Egypt, Egyptians

of land, Egypt

combinations

of people:

in table of nations, personif. as second son of Ham

= Egypt (as a people), Egyptians

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4714 מִצְרַ֫יִם Egypt, Egyptians . . of land, Egypt

. combinations

. of people: . in table of nations, personif. as second son of Ham

. = Egypt (as a people), Egyptians

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4714 Mitsrayim mits-rah'-yim

dual of 4693; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt:--Egypt,

Egyptians, Mizraim.

see HEBREW for 04693

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) — Egypt.

§ Egypt = "land of the Copts"

a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows

Egyptians = "double straits"

מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) — Egypt.

A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.10.6;

son of: Ham (H2526);

brother of: Canaan (H3667), Cush (H3568) and Put (H6316);

father of: Ludim (H3866), Anamim (H6047), Lehabim (H3853), Naphtuhim (H5320), Pathrusim (H6625), Casluhim (H3695) and Caphtorim (H3732)

§ Egypt = "land of the Copts"

1) a country at the northeastern section of Africa, adjacent to Palestine, and through which the Nile flows

Egyptians = "double straits"

adj

2) the inhabitants or natives of Egypt

מִצְרַ֫יִם (mits.ra.yim) — (Sea of) Egypt.

§ Egypt = "land of the Copts"

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e'-jipt:

I. THE COUNTRY

1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric Races

II. THE HISTORY

1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5. 6th Age: XVth through XXIVth Dynasties 6. 7th Age: XXVth Dynasty to Roman Times 7. 8th Age: Arabic 8. Early Foreign Connections

III. THE OLD TESTAMENT CONNECTIONS

1. Semitic Connections 2. Abramic Times 3. Circumcision 4. Joseph 5. Descent into Egypt 6. The Oppression 7. The Historic Position 8. The Plagues 9. Date of the Exodus 10. Route of the Exodus 11. Numbers of the Exodus 12. Israel in Canaan 13. Hadad 14. Pharaoh's Daughter 15. Shishak 16. Zerakh 17. The Ethiopians 18. Tahpanhes 19. Hophra 20. The Jews of Syene 21. The New Jerusalem…

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Egypt

The land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.

The Egyptians belonged to the white race, and their original home is still a matter of dispute. Many scholars believe that it was in Southern Arabia, and recent excavations have shown that the valley of the Nile was originally inhabited by a low-class population, perhaps belonging to the Nigritian stock, before the Egyptians of history entered it. The ancient Egyptian language, of which the latest form is Coptic, is distantly connected with the Semitic family of speech.

Egypt consists geographically of two halves, the northern being the Delta, and the southern Upper Egypt, between Cairo and the First Cataract. In the Old Testament, Northern or Lower Egypt is called Mazor, “the fortified land” (Isa.…

A celebrated country in the north of Africa, at the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. The Hebrews called it Mizraim, Ge 10:6, and hence it is now called by the Arabs, Mizr. The Greeks and Romans called it Aegyptus, whence Egypt; but the origin of this name is unknown.

The habitable land of Egypt is for the most part a great valley, through which the river Nile pours its waters, extending in a straight line from north to south, and skirted on the east and west by ranges of mountains, which approach and recede from the river more or less in different parts. Where this valley terminates, towards the north, the Nile divides itself, about forty or fifty miles from the seacoast, into several arms, which inclose the so-called Delta. The ancients numbered seven arms and mouths; the eastern was that of Pelusium, now that of Tineh; and the…

he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
וּבַטְּחֹרִ֔יםu.vo.'o.fa.lim and with tumors H2914 Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
8× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word describes a painful tumor or ulcer, especially in the anal region, and is translated as emerod in the KJV. It is used to describe a physical affliction in the Bible.
Tyndale gloss
tumor
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
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טְחוֹר (tchor) refers to tumors, specifically those resulting from dysentery, such as hemorrhoids or piles. It is derived from a root meaning to burn, indicating inflammation. The term appears only in the plural form in the Old Testament.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[טְחוֹר] n.m. only pl. tumours, result of dysentery

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2914 [טְהוֹר] only pl. tumours, result of dysentery

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2914 tchor tekh-ore'

from an unused root meaning to burn; a boil or ulcer (from

the inflammation), especially a tumor in the anus or pudenda

(the piles):--emerod.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

טְחֹר (te.chor) — tumor.

tumours, haemorrhoids, piles

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HC/Rd/Ncmpa — Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
HC/Rd/Ncmpa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
וּבַגָּרָ֖בu.va.ga.Rav and with eczema H1618 Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for scab or scurf refers to a skin condition caused by itching, translated as scab or scurvy in the KJV.
Amplified meaning
skin condition caused by itching
Tyndale gloss
scab
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גָּרָב (garab) refers to an itch or scab, derived from a root meaning to scratch. The entries consistently describe it as related to skin conditions like scurf and scurvy, with no significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גָּרָב n.[m.] itch, scab

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1618 גָּרָב itch, scab

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1618 garab gaw-rawb'

from an unused root meaning to scratch; scurf (from

itching):--scab, scurvy.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גָּרָב (ga.rav) — scab.

itch, scab

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Conj | Prep | N-ms — Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HC/Rd/Ncmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
וּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.res and with scabies H2775 Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
3× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word 'chereç' can mean 'itch' or 'sun', referring to a skin disease or the sun in the sky. It is translated as 'itch' or 'sun' in the KJV Bible.
Amplified meaning
skin disease
Tyndale gloss
sun
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חֶ֫רֶס (cherec) refers to both 'sun' and 'itch,' specifically an eruptive disease. The word is derived from a root meaning to scrape, which connects to the idea of an itch. It appears in Deuteronomy 28:27 in the context of a disease.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

חֶ֫רֶס n.m. sun

base

[חֶ֫רֶס] n.[m.] an eruptive disease, itch—Dt 28:27

ref

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2775a חֶ֫רֶס sun H2775b חֶ֫רֶס an eruptive disease, itch

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2775 cherec kheh'-res

or (with a directive enclitic) charcah (khar'- saw}; from an

unused root meaning to scrape; the itch; also (perhaps from

the mediating idea of 2777) the sun:--itch, sun.

see HEBREW for 02777

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

חֶ֫רֶס (che.res) — sun.

sun

חֶ֫רֶס (che.res) — itch.

itch, an eruptive disease

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Conj | Prep | N-ms — Conjunction · preposition · noun common masculine singular absolute
HC/Rd/Ncmsa
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher which H834 Particle
5,500× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word is a conjunction that connects ideas and events in the Bible, like in the book of Genesis, where it's used to describe the relationship between God and His creation.
Tyndale gloss
which
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The Hebrew word אֲשֶׁר (*asher*) is a relative pronoun that can mean 'who,' 'which,' or 'that.' It serves various grammatical functions, including as an adverb or conjunction, indicating relationships between clauses, places, or conditions. Variants like בַאֲשֶׁר (*ba-asher*), מֵאֲשֶׁר (*me-asher*), and כַּאֲשֶׁר (*ka-asher*) expand its usage to specific contexts such as location, causation, and time.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause.

base

בַאֲשֶׁר

in (that) which

adv. in (the place) where

conj. in that, inasmuch as

on account of whom?

base

מֵאֲשֶׁר

from (or than) that which

adv. from (the place) where

conj. from (the fact) that …, since

base

כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when

according to that which, according as, as

with a causal force, in so far as, since

with a temporal force, when

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H834a אֲשֶׁר part. of relation A sign of relation, bringing the clause introduced by it into relation with an antecedent clause. H834b בַאֲשֶׁר . in (that) which

. adv. in (the place) where

. conj. in that, inasmuch as

. on account of whom?

H834c מֵאֲשֶׁר . from (or than) that which

. adv. from (the place) where

. conj. from (the fact) that …, since

H834d כַּאֲשֶׁר conj. according as, as, when . according to that which, according as, as

. with a causal force, in so far as, since

. with a temporal force, when

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

834 'aher ash-er'

a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number);

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction)

when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.:--X after, X

alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, +

from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which,

wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where

(+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, +

whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is

indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun

expletively, used to show the connection.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) — which.

A: 1) (relative part.)

1a) which, who

1b) that which

2) (conj)

2a) that (in obj clause)

2b) when

2c) since

2d) as

2e) conditional if

B: Beth+ 1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

C: Mem+ 1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

D: Kaph+

1) (conj.), according as, as, when

1a) according to that which, according as, as

1b) with a causal force: in so far as, since

1c) with a temporal force: when

בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) — in which.

1) in (that) which

2) (adv)

2a) where

3) (conj)

3a) in that, inasmuch as

3b) on account of

מֵאֲשֶׁר (me.a.sher) — whence.

1) from (or than) that which

2) from (the place) where

3) from (the fact) that, since

כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) — as which.

conj

1) according as, as, when

1a) according to that which, according as, as

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The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
לֹא־lo'- not H3808 Particle
5,170× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Amplified meaning
not able to
Tyndale gloss
not
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לֹא (lo') is a Hebrew word meaning 'not' or 'no.' It serves as a simple negation and can imply absence or prohibition. The word can also be used in various contexts, often combined with other particles for emphasis or clarification. Its Aramaic equivalent is לָא (la), which also means 'not.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

לֹא or לוֹא adv. not

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3808 לֹא or לוֹא not

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3808 lo' lo

or lowi {lo}; or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle;

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often

used with other particles (as follows):--X before, + or else,

ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never,

no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out

of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, +

of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

לֹא (lo) — not.

1) not, no

1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)

1b) not (with modifier-negation)

1c) nothing (subst)

1d) without (with particle)

1e) before (of time)

Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)

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Part — Particle
HTn
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
תוּכַ֖לtu.Khal you will be able H3201 Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singular
194× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means to be able or have power, used in various contexts, such as overcoming or enduring, and is translated as 'be able' or 'have power' in the KJV.
Tyndale gloss
be able
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יָכֹל (yakol) is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to be able' or 'to have power.' It encompasses a range of abilities, including physical, moral, and constitutional strength, as well as the capacity to endure or prevail. The entries highlight its use in various contexts, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יָכֹל, יָכוֹל 193 vb. be able, have power, prevail, endure

Qal

be able, to do a thing,, whether ability be physical, moral, constitutional, or dependent on external authority

prevail

abs. have ability, strength, only neg.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3201 יָכֹל, יָכוֹל be able, have power, prevail, endure .. be able, to do a thing,, whether ability be physical, moral, constitutional, or dependent on external authority

. prevail

. abs. have ability, strength, only neg.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3201 yakol yaw-kole'

or (fuller) yakowl {yaw-kole'}; a primitive root; to be able,

literally (can, could) or morally (may, might):--be able, any

at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure,

might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יָכֹל (ya.khol) — be able.

1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach

1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor

1a3) to have ability, have strength

Aramaic equivalent: ye.khel (יְכִל "be able" H3202)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HVqi2ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singular
HVqi2ms
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a'-b'-l: The Greek dunamai, "to have power," may refer either to inherent strength, or to the absence of in external obstacles, or to what may be allowable or permitted. The Greek ischuo, as in Lu 13:24; Joh 21:6, refers always to the first of the above meanings. The use of the word as an adjective the King James Version of 2Co 3:6, is misleading, and has been properly changed in the Revised Version (British and American) into "sufficient as ministers," i.e. "hath fitted us to be ministers."

he will strike you Yahweh with [the] boil[s] of Egypt and with tumors and with eczema and with scabies which not you will be able to be healed
לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe' to be healed H7495 Preposition · verb niphal infinitive construct common
67× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means to heal or mend, often referring to God's power to cure physical or emotional hurts, as seen in Psalm 103:3.
Amplified meaning
healed, mended
Tyndale gloss
to heal
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רָפָא (rapha') is a Hebrew verb meaning 'to heal' or 'to mend.' It covers various forms, including healing by God, physicians, and figurative healing of nations or individuals. The verb has different stems indicating active healing, being healed, and healing in order to be healed. The entries do not present any significant disagreement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

רָפָא vb. heal

Qal heal

Niph. be healed

Pi. have healed, heal

Hithp. in order to get healed

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7495 רָפָא heal

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7495 rapha' raw-faw'

or raphah {raw-faw'}; a primitive root; properly, to mend (by

stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure:--cure, (cause to)

heal, physician, repair, X thoroughly, make whole. See 7503.

see HEBREW for 07503

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

רָפָא (ra.pah) — to heal.

1) to heal, make healthful

1a) (Qal) to heal

1a1) of God

1a2) healer, physician (of men)

1a3) of hurts of nations involving restored favour (fig)

1a4) of individual distresses (fig)

1b) (Niphal) to be healed

1b1) literal (of persons)

1b2) of water, pottery

1b3) of national hurts (fig)

1b4) of personal distress (fig)

1c) (Piel) to heal

1c1) literal

1c2) of national defects or hurts (fig)

1d) (Hithpael) in order to get healed (infinitive)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | V-Niphal-Inf-a — Preposition · verb niphal infinitive construct common
HR/VNcc
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