Word Study · Strong's H4046 · Hebrew
מַגֵּפָה
maggephah
mag-gay-faw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: maggêphâh
“a pestilence”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pestilence; by analogy, defeat
Rendered in the KJV as
([idiom] be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 9 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 17inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 17
- הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה5
- מַגֵּפָ֥ה3
- הַמַּגֵּפָ֗ה2
- הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃2
- בְּמַגֵּפָ֑ה1
- בַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה1
- בַּמַּגֵּפָ֔ה1
- בַּמַּגֵּפָ֑ה1
- הַמַּגֵּפָ֔ה1
- הַמַּגֵּפָ֧ה1
- וְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה1
- כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖ה1
and 5 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 12
- the plague10
- by the plague3
- a plague2
- a slaughter2
- [the] plague of1
- a blow1
- and the plague1
- like the plague1
- plagues my1
- the slaughter1
- to a plague1
- with a blow1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular11
- noun · feminine singular5
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
- noun · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncfsa · 11
- HNcfsa · 5
- HRd/Ncfsa · 4
- HR/Ncfsa · 2
- HC/Td/Ncfsa · 1
- HNcfpc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcfsc · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Numbers8 of 25 · 32%
- 2 Samuel4 of 25 · 16%
- Zechariah4 of 25 · 16%
- 1 Samuel2 of 25 · 8%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 25 · 8%
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Numbers8 occurrences
- Numbers 14:37בַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הbamagefahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularthose men who had brought out the bad report about the land—were struck down by a plague before the LORD.here: by the plague
- Numbers 16:48הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃hamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularHe stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted.here: the plague
- Numbers 16:49בַּמַּגֵּפָ֔הbamagefahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularBut those who died from the plague numbered 14,700, in addition to those who had died on account of Korah.here: by the plague
- Numbers 16:50וְהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הvehammagefahconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen Aaron returned to Moses at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, since the plague had been halted.here: and the plague
- Numbers 25:8הַמַּגֵּפָ֔הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularfollowed the Israelite into his tent, and drove the spear through both of them—through the Israelite and on through the belly of the woman. So the plague against the Israelites was halted,here: the plague
- Numbers 25:9בַּמַּגֵּפָ֑הbamagefahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularbut those who died in the plague numbered 24,000.here: by the plague
- Numbers 25:18הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularFor they assailed you deceitfully when they seduced you in the matter of Peor and their sister Cozbi, the daughter of the Midianite leader, the woman who was killed on the day the plague came because of Peor.”here: the plague
- Numbers 31:16הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Look, these women caused the sons of Israel, through the counsel of Balaam, to turn unfaithfully against the LORD at Peor, so that the plague struck the congregation of the LORD.here: the plague
1 Samuel2 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 4:17מַגֵּפָ֥הmagefahnoun · feminine singularThe messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”here: a slaughter
- 1 Samuel 6:4מַגֵּפָ֥הmagefahnoun · feminine singular“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.here: a plague
2 Samuel4 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 17:9מַגֵּפָ֔הmagefahnoun · feminine singularSurely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’here: a slaughter
- 2 Samuel 18:7הַמַּגֵּפָ֧הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThere the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.here: the slaughter
- 2 Samuel 24:21הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular“Why has my lord the king come to his servant?” Araunah said. “To buy your threshing floor,” David replied, “that I may build an altar to the LORD, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”here: the plague
- 2 Samuel 24:25הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd there he built an altar to the LORD and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then the LORD answered the prayers on behalf of the land, and the plague upon Israel was halted.here: the plague
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 21:17לְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סlemagefahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAnd David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”here: to a plague
- 1 Chronicles 21:22הַמַּגֵּפָ֖הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularThen David said to Ornan, “Grant me the site of this threshing floor, that I may build an altar to the LORD. Sell it to me for the full price, so that the plague upon the people may be halted.”here: the plague
2 Chronicles1 occurrence
Psalms2 occurrences
- Psalms 106:29מַגֵּפָֽה׃magefahnoun · feminine singularSo they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them.here: a plague
- Psalms 106:30הַמַּגֵּפָֽה׃hamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularBut Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.here: the plague
Zechariah4 occurrences
- Zechariah 14:12הַמַּגֵּפָ֗הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.here: the plague
- Zechariah 14:15מַגֵּפַ֣תmagefatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.here: [the] plague of
- Zechariah 14:15כַּמַּגֵּפָ֖הkamagefahpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularAnd a similar plague will strike the horses and mules, camels and donkeys, and all the animals in those camps.here: like the plague
- Zechariah 14:18הַמַּגֵּפָ֗הhamagefahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularAnd if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles.here: the plague