de.ver denotes a deadly affliction that strikes people or livestock and is associated with widespread death.

The term consistently denotes a deadly affliction presented as striking people or livestock, bringing death, and often occurring alongside sword and famine as a form of calamity or judgment.

1. Deadly affliction bringing death · dominant

   The singular noun names an affliction that can strike livestock, as in Exodus 9:3, and can bring mass death among Israel, as in 2 Samuel 24:15. In Ezekiel 6:12 the APB renders those far away as dying by “pestilence,” while Jeremiah 21:6 describes a great affliction striking both people and animals in the city.

   Exodus 9:32 Samuel 24:15Ezekiel 6:12Jeremiah 21:6Ezekiel 7:15Psalm 91:6

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as “pestilence,” while some verses use “plague” or “plagues.” Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these English forms confirm the verse context without fixing a separate nuance for each rendering.