Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
plague
Usage: 1) blow, striking, plague 1a) blow, plague (fatal) 1b) striking
Strong's Number
H5063
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
4
Strong's H5063 Quick Answer
Strong's H5063 נֶגֶף (negeph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. negeph (neh'-ghef) n-m. 1. a trip (of the foot) 2. (figuratively) an infliction (of disease) It has 7 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include plague and stumbling. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- negeph (neh'-ghef) n-m. 1. a trip (of the foot) 2. (figuratively) an infliction (of disease)
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- plague and stumbling
Meaning and Definition
negeph (neh'-ghef) n-m. 1. a trip (of the foot) 2. (figuratively) an infliction (of disease) [from H5062] KJV: plague, stumbling. Root(s): H5062
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5063. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5063 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render negeph, 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.
plague
Exodus 12:13
6×
stumbling
Isaiah 8:14
How Strong's H5063 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5063 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 H5063 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5063.
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.
And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.
And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement for the people.
Is the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the LORD,
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5063, grouped by book.
Exodus 2 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 3 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5063 FAQ
What does negeph (נֶגֶף) mean?
Negeph (Strong's H5063) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "plague". negeph (neh'-ghef) n-m. 1. a trip (of the foot) 2. (figuratively) an infliction (of disease)
How many times is negeph (נֶגֶף) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H5063 across 4 books.
Where can I study negeph (נֶגֶף) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5063 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate negeph (נֶגֶף)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as plague and stumbling. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.