1 Kings

1 Kings 8:37

³⁷When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
famine	רָעָ֞ב	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
plague	דֶּ֣בֶר	de·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
comes	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon the land	בָאָ֗רֶץ	ḇā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
blight	שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן	šid·dā·p̄ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H7711 blighted or blasted thing
mildew	יֵרָק֜וֹן	yê·rā·qō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H3420 mildew, paleness, lividnees
locusts	אַרְבֶּ֤ה	’ar·beh	Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
grasshoppers	חָסִיל֙	ḥā·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H2625 ravager, locust
when	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their enemy	אֹיְב֖וֹ	’ō·yə·ḇōw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H341 be hostile to
besieges	יָֽצַר־	yā·ṣar-	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6887 bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped
them	ל֛וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
in	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
their cities	שְׁעָרָ֑יו	šə·‘ā·rāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H8179 gate
whatever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
plague	נֶ֖גַע	ne·ḡa‘	Noun - masculine singular	H5061 stroke, plague, mark, plague-spot
sickness	מַחֲלָֽה׃	ma·ḥă·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4245 sickness, disease

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 28:21–22 · Leviticus 26:16 · Deuteronomy 28:38–42 · 2 Chronicles 20:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.