ma.cha.leh denotes sickness or illness, whether a severe bodily affliction or an illness borne by a person.

The two occurrences use the noun for illness: in 2 Chronicles 21:15 it is associated with a severe affliction of the bowels, while Proverbs 18:14 speaks of illness that a person's spirit sustains.

1. Illness and bodily affliction · dominant

   Both occurrences show the construct singular noun in contexts of illness. In 2 Chronicles 21:15 the APB renders a severe bowel affliction as “a sickness of your bowels,” while in Proverbs 18:14 it renders the condition a man's spirit sustains as “his illness.”

   2 Chronicles 21:15Proverbs 18:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “sickness” in 2 Chronicles 21:15 and “illness” in Proverbs 18:14. These renderings confirm the verses' illness contexts rather than establish separate meanings.