1816. dalleqeth
Strong's Lexicon
dalleqeth: Burning, inflammation

Original Word: דַּלֶּקֶת
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: dalleqeth
Pronunciation: dal-leh'-keth
Phonetic Spelling: (dal-lek'-keth)
Definition: Burning, inflammation
Meaning: a burning fever

Word Origin: Derived from the root דָּלַק (dalak), meaning "to burn" or "to pursue."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "dalleqeth," related concepts of burning and fire can be found in Greek terms such as πυρ (pur, Strong's G4442), which means "fire."

Usage: The term "dalleqeth" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a condition of burning or inflammation, often in a physical or metaphorical sense. It conveys the idea of something that is consuming or persistent, akin to a fire that continues to burn.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, physical ailments and conditions were often seen as manifestations of spiritual or moral states. The concept of burning or inflammation could be associated with divine judgment or purification. The Israelites lived in a world where health and disease were closely tied to religious observance and covenantal faithfulness.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from dalaq
Definition
inflammation
NASB Translation
inflammation (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
דַּלֶּ֫קֶת noun feminine inflammation, Deuteronomy 28:22.

דֶּלֶת see below דלה.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
inflammation

: from dalaq; a burning fever -- inflammation.

see HEBREW dalaq

Forms and Transliterations
וּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶת ובדלקת ū·ḇad·dal·le·qeṯ ūḇaddalleqeṯ uvaddalLeket
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 28:22
HEB: בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶת וּבַקַּדַּ֜חַת וּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶת וּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙ וּבַחֶ֔רֶב
NAS: and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat
KJV: and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning,
INT: consumption fever inflammation fiery the sword

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Strong's Hebrew 1816
1 Occurrence


ū·ḇad·dal·le·qeṯ — 1 Occ.















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