Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
sickness
Usage: disease, sickness Another spelling of ma.cha.lah (מַחֲלָה "sickness" H4245B)
Strong's Number
H4245
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
4
Strong's H4245 Quick Answer
Strong's H4245 מַחֲלֶה מַחֲלָה (machaleh) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. machaleh (makh-al-eh') (or (feminine) machalah {makk-al-aw'}) n-m. 1. sickness [from H2470] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include sickness and infirmity. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- machaleh (makh-al-eh') (or (feminine) machalah {makk-al-aw'}) n-m. 1. sickness [from H2470]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sickness and infirmity
Meaning and Definition
machaleh (makh-al-eh') (or (feminine) machalah {makk-al-aw'}) n-m. 1. sickness [from H2470] KJV: disease, infirmity, sickness. Root(s): H2470
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4245. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4245 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render machaleh, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
sickness
Exodus 23:25
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infirmity
Proverbs 18:14
How Strong's H4245 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4245 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H4245 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4245.
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.
The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4245, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4245 FAQ
What does machaleh (מַחֲלֶה) mean?
Machaleh (Strong's H4245) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sickness". machaleh (makh-al-eh') (or (feminine) machalah {makk-al-aw'}) n-m. 1. sickness [from H2470]
How many times is machaleh (מַחֲלֶה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H4245 across 4 books.
Where can I study machaleh (מַחֲלֶה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4245 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate machaleh (מַחֲלֶה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sickness and infirmity. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.