דֶּבֶר
deber
pestilence
Strong's H1698NounHebrewTWOT 399b

דֶּבֶר (deber) is a Hebrew noun meaning pestilence. It appears 49 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1698).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 399b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 399b)pestilence; plague; cattle-plague, murrain
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

דֶּ֫בֶר noun, masculine: pestilence

Strong's H1698 דֶּבֶר: a pestilence
KJV:murrain, pestilence, plague.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 399: דָבַר dābar — speak; speak with one another, talk; in the day when she may be spoken for; speaking this word; leads, puts to flight, subdues; arrange, subdue; answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise…

See it in Scripture

Exodus 5:3Leviticus 26:25Numbers 14:12

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