Smith's Bible Dictionary
The PlagueThe plague is considered to be a severe kind of typhus, accompanied by buboes (tumors). --Like the cholera, it is most violent at the first outbreak, causing almost instant death. Great difference of opinion has obtained as to whether it is contagious or not. It was very prevalent in the East, and still prevails in Egypt. Several Hebrew words are translated "pestilence" or "plague" but not one of these words call be considered as designating by its signification the disease now called the plague. Whether the disease be mentioned must be judged from the sense of passages, not from the sense of words. Those pestilences which were sent as special judgments, and were either supernaturally rapid in their effects or were in addition directed against particular culprits are beyond the reach of human inquiry. But we also read of pestilences which, although sent as judgments, have the characteristics of modern epidemics, not being rapid beyond nature nor directed against individuals. (Leviticus 26:25; 28:21) In neither of these passages does,it seem certain that the plague is specified. The notices in the prophets present the same difficulty. Hezekiah's disease has been thought to have been the plague, and its fatal nature, as well as the mention of a boil, makes this not improbable. On the other hand, there Is no mention of a pestilence among his people at the time.
Strong's Hebrew
5061. nega -- a stroke, plague, mark... nega. 5062 >>. a stroke,
plague, mark. Transliteration: nega Phonetic Spelling:
(neh'-gah) Short Definition: mark.
... plague, sore, stricken, stripe, stroke, wound.
... /hebrew/5061.htm - 6k 4046. maggephah -- a blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
... << 4045, 4046. maggephah. 4047 >>. a blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence.
Transliteration: maggephah Phonetic Spelling: (mag-gay-faw') Short Definition: plague. ...
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5063. negeph -- a blow, a striking
... << 5062, 5063. negeph. 5064 >>. a blow, a striking. Transliteration: negeph Phonetic
Spelling: (neh'-ghef) Short Definition: plague. ... plague, stumbling. ...
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4347. makkah -- a blow, wound, slaughter
... nakah Definition a blow, wound, slaughter NASB Word Usage blow (1), casualties
(1), crushed (1), disasters (1), inflicted (1), injury (1), plague (3), plagues ...
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1698. deber -- pestilence
... Word Origin from dabar Definition pestilence NASB Word Usage pestilence
(38), plague (10), thorns (1). murrain, pestilence, plague. ...
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5062. nagaph -- to strike, smite
... beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite down, strike, stumble,. A primitive
root; to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a ...
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4194. maveth -- death
... Word Origin from muth Definition death NASB Word Usage dead (4), deadly (3), Death
(2), death (129), die (7), died (9), dies (6), plague (1). ...
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5060. naga -- to touch, reach, strike
... strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.) -- beat, (X be able to) bring (down), cast,
come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up ...
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7565. resheph -- flame
... Word Origin from an unused word Definition flame NASB Word Usage bolts of lightning
(1), flaming (1), flashes (2), plague (2), sparks* (1). ...
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