Maggêphâh — H4046

H4046 · Hebrew — מגפה

Pronunciation: mag-gay-faw'

Definition

feminine noun

a pestilence; by analogy, defeat

  1. blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, strike, smite
    1. blow (fatal stroke)
    2. slaughter (of battle)
    3. plague, pestilence (divine judgment)

Usually translated as

plague, slaughter, plagued, stroke

Origin

from H5062

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Maggêphâh occurs 26 times in 25 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Numbers (9), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (4), 1 Chronicles (2), 2 Chronicles (1), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1), Zechariah (3)

Strong's Lexicon — M