מַגֵּפָה

Strong’s Definition

a pestilence; by analogy, defeat

Etymology & Derivation

from H5062 (נָגַף);

KJV Usage

([idiom] be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, strike, smite
• 2.blow (fatal stroke)
• 3.slaughter (of battle)
• 4.plague, pestilence (divine judgment)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: maggêphâh; Pronunciation: mag-gay-faw'