2 Chronicles 21:14:42 Chr.21.14.W4TAB
מַגֵּפָ֥ה
maggefa
“a plague”
- Transliteration
- mag-ge-FA
- Extended
- mahg-geh-FAA
- IPA
- /mag.geːˈfaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a plague
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mag-ge-FA
- phraseyour reading level
mag-ge-FA ge-do-LA
- clause
hi-NE ye-ho-VAH no-GEF mag-ge-FA ge-do-LA be-am-me-KHA
- sentence
hi-NE ye-ho-VAH no-GEF mag-ge-FA ge-do-LA be-am-me-KHA u-ve-va-NE-kha u-ve-na-SHE-kha u-ve-khol-re-KHU-she-kha
Exegesis
The participle nogef {נֹגֵף | nōgēp} conveys ongoing or impending action, linked to maggefah {מַגֵּפָה | maggēp̄āh} “plague” modified by the adjective gedolah {גְדוֹלָה | gedōlāh} for intensity. A chained prepositional series—be’ammecha, uvevaneikha, uvenashekha, uvechol-rekhushekha—distributes the divine action across people, sons, wives, and possessions using vav conjunctions for cumulative effect. The formal translation maintains the participle as a present action “is striking,” while the dynamic rendering captures its future sense as “is about to bring.” The change from “Behold” to “Listen!” reflects adaptation of hinneh’s directive force into contemporary idiom.
Root and etymology
n-g-pnun–gimel–pe
“to strike, plague”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:14
Behold, the LORD is striking a great plague upon your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 21:14, so the Hebrew word מַגֵּפָ֥ה (maggefa) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Chr.21.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.14.W4.S1) and character.