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מַחֲלוּי
mach.luy
H4251
H:N-M Hebrew

suffering

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mach.luy denotes the illnesses present when servants conspired against and killed a man in bed.

The attested plural noun names the illnesses present in 2 Chronicles 24:25, where they form the setting in which the man's servants conspire against him and kill him on his bed.

Senses in use

  1. Illnesses accompanying a bedridden victim · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 24:25, the plural absolute form occurs in the clause concerning the man's illnesses before his servants conspire against him and kill him on his bed. The APB renders the surrounding clause as "in his many illnesses,".

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 24:25, the APB presents the term within the phrase "in his many illnesses." That phrase confirms the verse's setting rather than isolating each word's contribution.

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