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Pestilence

Or plague, generally is used by the Hebrews for all epidemic or contagious diseases. The prophets usually connect together sword, pestilence, and famine, being three of the most grievous inflictions of the Almighty upon a guilty people. This unified study connects 7 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
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  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1698, G3061, H4046
Hebrew
דֶּ֫בֶר · deber
Greek
λοιμός · loimos

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

λοιμός

G3061
Transliteration
loimos
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

pestilence, pestilence(-t)

Lexicon definition

λοιμός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX for לוּץ, עָרִיץ, בְּלִיַּעַל, etc. ;] pestilence: pl., Luk.21:11; metaphorically (as in cl.; LXX: Psa.1:1, Pro.21:24, 1Ma.15:21, al.), of persons, a pest: Act.24:5 (also as adj., ἄνδρες λοιμοί, 1Ma.10:61, al.).† (AS)

A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament

Λοιμός

G3061
Transliteration
loimós
Language
Greek
Indexed occurrences
2

Glosses

pestilence(-t)

Lexicon definition

a pestilence, plague, Mat. 24.7. Lu. 21.11; met. a pest, pestilent fellow, Ac. 24.5.

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

מַגֵּפָה

H4046
Transliteration
maggêphâh
Pronunciation
mag-gay-faw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
26

Glosses

blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, ([idiom] be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.

Lexicon definition

a pestilence

by analogy, defeat

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

לוּץ

H3887
Transliteration
lûwts
Pronunciation
loots
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
28

Glosses

ambassador, have in derision, interpreter, make a mock, mocker, scorn(-er, -ful), teacher.

Lexicon definition

properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff

hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

עָרִיץ

H6184
Transliteration
ʻârîyts
Pronunciation
aw-reets'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
20

Glosses

mighty, oppressor, in great power, strong, terrible, violent.

Lexicon definition

fearful, i.e. powerful or tyrannical

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

בְּלִיַּעַל

H1100
Transliteration
bᵉlîyaʻal
Pronunciation
bel-e-yah'-al
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
27

Glosses

Belial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.

Lexicon definition

without profit, worthlessness

by extension, destruction, wickedness

Complete dictionary entries

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

PESTILENCE

or plague, generally is used by the Hebrews for all epidemic or contagious diseases. The prophets usually connect together sword, pestilence, and famine, being three of the most grievous inflictions of the Almighty upon a guilty people. See DISEASES.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Pestilence

Indexed occurrences: 3

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Strong's Concordance

Pestilences

Indexed occurrences: 1

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All Scripture references77 references

Exodus 4

Exodus 5:3Exodus 9:3Exodus 9:14Exodus 9:15

Leviticus 2

Leviticus 26:16Leviticus 26:25

Numbers 10

Numbers 14:12Numbers 14:37Numbers 17:13Numbers 17:14Numbers 17:15Numbers 25:8Numbers 25:9Numbers 25:18Numbers 25:19Numbers 31:16

Deuteronomy 2

Deuteronomy 28:21Deuteronomy 32:24

1 Samuel 2

1 Samuel 4:171 Samuel 6:4

2 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 17:92 Samuel 18:72 Samuel 24:132 Samuel 24:152 Samuel 24:212 Samuel 24:25

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 8:37

1 Chronicles 4

1 Chronicles 21:121 Chronicles 21:141 Chronicles 21:171 Chronicles 21:22

2 Chronicles 4

2 Chronicles 6:282 Chronicles 7:132 Chronicles 20:92 Chronicles 21:14

Psalms 5

Psalms 78:50Psalms 91:3Psalms 91:6Psalms 106:29Psalms 106:30

Jeremiah 17

Jeremiah 14:12Jeremiah 21:6Jeremiah 21:7Jeremiah 21:9Jeremiah 24:10Jeremiah 27:8Jeremiah 27:13Jeremiah 28:8Jeremiah 29:17Jeremiah 29:18Jeremiah 32:24Jeremiah 32:36Jeremiah 34:17Jeremiah 38:2Jeremiah 42:17Jeremiah 42:22Jeremiah 44:13

Ezekiel 12

Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 5:17Ezekiel 6:11Ezekiel 6:12Ezekiel 7:15Ezekiel 12:16Ezekiel 14:19Ezekiel 14:21Ezekiel 24:16Ezekiel 28:23Ezekiel 33:27Ezekiel 38:22

Hosea 1

Hosea 13:14

Amos 1

Amos 4:10

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 3:5

Zechariah 3

Zechariah 14:12Zechariah 14:15Zechariah 14:18

Luke 1

Luke 21:11

Acts 1

Acts 24:5

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

PESTILENCE

Entry:
Nave’s Topical Bible references for PESTILENCE.

Indexed references: 1

Scripture references:
Leviticus 26:16

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Sources

Ancient Context1 items

Josephus Antiquities Whiston

That When David Had Numbered the People, They Were Punished; and How the Divine Compassion Restrained That Punishment.

Antiquities Book 7, Chapter 13

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Nave’s Topical Bible references for PESTILENCE.

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