בַּ/דֶּ֖בֶר
𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓
deber
with pestilence
An epidemic disease resulting in widespread death, specifically a pestilence or plague, often sent as a calamity upon populations (humans or animals). Used primarily to denote severe outbreaks of disease affecting whole communities or animal herds, particularly in the context of divine judgement or natural disaster. The semantic range includes general terms for plague, specific outbreaks among humans, and epidemic diseases among livestock (such as a fatal cattle disease).
Exodus 5:3 · Word #17
Lexicon H1698
| Lemma | דֶּבֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤃𐤁𐤓 |
| Transliteration | deber |
| Strong's | H1698 |
| Definition | An epidemic disease resulting in widespread death, specifically a pestilence or plague, often sent as a calamity upon populations (humans or animals). Used primarily to denote severe outbreaks of disease affecting whole communities or animal herds, particularly in the context of divine judgement or natural disaster. The semantic range includes general terms for plague, specific outbreaks among humans, and epidemic diseases among livestock (such as a fatal cattle disease). |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | with pestilence |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1698-02
the destructive pestilence
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular common noun, absolute state, with prefixed preposition בַּ ("in/with the"). |
| Rendering Rationale | דֶּבֶר denotes a destructive epidemic disease derived from the root meaning "to destroy." The masculine singular noun in absolute state with prefixed בַּ marks it as a definite singular entity ("in/with the"), so the core rendering preserves its destructive force as a specific pestilence. |
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