4245. machaleh

Lexicon

machaleh: Sickness, disease

Original Word: מַחֲלֶה
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: machaleh
Pronunciation: mah-khah-leh'
Phonetic Spelling: (makh-al-eh')
Definition: Sickness, disease
Meaning: sickness

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

disease, infirmity, sickness

Or (feminine) machalah {makk-al-aw'}; from chalah; sickness -- disease, infirmity, sickness.

see HEBREW chalah

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[מַחֲלֶה] noun [masculine] sickness, disease — suffix מַחֲלֵהוּ Proverbs 18:14 his sickness (= any sickness of his); of specific disease, construct מַחֲלֵה מֵעֶ֑יךָ2Chronicles 21:15 (+ בָּחֲלָיִים רַבִּים, מֵהַחֹ֑לִי).

מַחֲלָה noun feminine sickness, disease, מַחֲלָה Exodus 15:26 3t. — sickness, disease, (in General) Exodus 23:25 (JE); so with כל, 1 Kings 8:37 2Chronicles 6:28 ("" כלנֶֿגַע), Exodus 15:26 (J E; compare אני יהוה רֹפְאֶ֑ךָ near the end)

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root חָלָה (chalah), which means "to be weak, sick, or afflicted."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The corresponding Greek term in the Septuagint and the New Testament is often associated with Strong's Greek Number G4192, νόσος (nosos), which also means sickness or disease. This term is used in the New Testament to describe various ailments and is often associated with Jesus' healing ministry, as seen in passages like Matthew 4:24: "News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them."

Usage: The term מַחֲלֶה is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote physical sickness or disease. It is often used in contexts where God is described as either inflicting or healing sickness as a form of judgment or mercy.

Context: • The Hebrew word מַחֲלֶה appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often associated with divine intervention. In the ancient Near Eastern worldview, sickness was frequently seen as a consequence of sin or disobedience, and healing was a sign of divine favor.
• In Deuteronomy 7:15, the text states, "And the LORD will remove from you all sickness, and He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you." This verse highlights the covenantal promise of health and protection for obedience.
• The concept of מַחֲלֶה is also linked to the broader theological theme of God's sovereignty over life and health. In Exodus 15:26, God declares, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you."
• The use of מַחֲלֶה in the Hebrew Bible underscores the belief in God's power to heal and the importance of faithfulness to His commandments as a means of securing divine protection from illness.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּמַחֲלֵ֣ה במחלה הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞ה המחלה מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ מַחֲלָ֖ה מַחֲלָֽה׃ מחלה מחלה׃ מחלהו bə·ma·ḥă·lêh bemachaLeh bəmaḥălêh ham·ma·ḥă·lāh hammachaLah hammaḥălāh ma·ḥă·lāh ma·ḥă·lê·hū machaLah machaLehu maḥălāh maḥălêhū

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 15:26
HEB: חֻקָּ֑יו כָּֽל־ הַמַּֽחֲלָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־ שַׂ֤מְתִּי
NAS: none of the diseases on you which
KJV: I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought
INT: his statutes all of the diseases which will put

Exodus 23:25
HEB: מֵימֶ֑יךָ וַהֲסִרֹתִ֥י מַחֲלָ֖ה מִקִּרְבֶּֽךָ׃
NAS: and I will remove sickness from your midst.
KJV: and I will take sickness away
INT: and your water will remove sickness your midst

1 Kings 8:37
HEB: נֶ֖גַע כָּֽל־ מַחֲלָֽה׃
NAS: plague, whatever sickness [there is],
KJV: whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness [there be];
INT: plague whatever sickness

2 Chronicles 6:28
HEB: נֶ֖גַע וְכָֽל־ מַחֲלָֽה׃
NAS: or whatever sickness [there is],
KJV: whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness [there be]:
INT: plague whatever sickness

2 Chronicles 21:15
HEB: בָּחֳלָיִ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים בְּמַחֲלֵ֣ה מֵעֶ֑יךָ עַד־
NAS: sickness, a disease of your bowels,
KJV: sickness by disease of thy bowels,
INT: sickness severe A disease of your bowels until

Proverbs 18:14
HEB: אִ֭ישׁ יְכַלְכֵּ֣ל מַחֲלֵ֑הוּ וְר֥וּחַ נְ֝כֵאָ֗ה
NAS: can endure his sickness, But [as for] a broken
KJV: will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded
INT: of a man endure his sickness spirit a broken

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4245
6 Occurrences

bə·ma·ḥă·lêh — 1 Occ.
ham·ma·ḥă·lāh — 1 Occ.
ma·ḥă·lāh — 3 Occ.
ma·ḥă·lê·hū — 1 Occ.