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תַּחֲלוּא H8463
H8463 is the Hebrew word תַּחֲלוּא, transliterated tachălûwʼ and said takh-al-oo'. The King James Version most often renders it sicknesses.
What it means
a malady.
Where it comes from
or תַּחֲלֻא; from H2456 (חָלָא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: disease, [idiom] grievous, (that are) sick(-ness).
Verses using תַּחֲלוּא
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Deuteronomy 29:22 · KJV
So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;
2 Chronicles 21:19 · KJV
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
Jeremiah 14:18 · KJV
If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not.
Jeremiah 16:4 · KJV
They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8463 mean?
H8463 is the Hebrew word תַּחֲלוּא (tachălûwʼ), meaning a malady.
How is H8463 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sicknesses (1 time), diseases (1 time), behold them that are sick (1 time), grievous (1 time).
How many times does H8463 appear in the Bible?
תַּחֲלוּא (tachălûwʼ) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8463 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or תַּחֲלֻא; from H2456 (חָלָא).
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