HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7822
שְׁחִין
she.chin — boil
1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption 1a) of man, leprosy, of man and beast
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Boil
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H76
אֲבַעְבֻּעֹת
a.va.bu.ah — boil
blisters, boils (from root, to swell up)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1310
בָּשַׁל
ba.shal — to boil
1) to boil, cook, bake, roast, ripen, grow ripe 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to boil, cook 1a2) to grow ripe, ripen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to boil 1b2) to cook 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be boiled 1c2) to be sodden 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to ripen 1d2) ripen, brought to ripeness
20 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H783
אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתָּא
ar.tach.shash.ta — Artaxerxes
A man living at the time of Exile and Return, first mentioned at Ezr.6.14 Also named: ar.tach.shash.ta (אַרְתַּחְשַׁשְׂתְּא "Artaxerxes" H0783) § Artaxerxes = "I will make the spoiled to boil: I will stir myself (in) winter" son and successor of Xerxes as emperor of Persia, 465-424 BC
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H934
בַּהֶ֫רֶת
bo.he.ret — bright spot
1) white patch of skin, brightness, bright spot (on skin) 2) (CLBL) bright spot, scar, blister, boil 2a) resulting from fire 2b) resulting from inflammation of the skin 2c) possible sign of leprosy
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2102
זִיד
zud — to boil
1) to boil, boil up, seethe, act proudly, act presumptuously, act rebelliously, be presumptuous, be arrogant, be rebelliously proud 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act presumptuously 1a2) to deal arrogantly (with 'al') 1a3) to defy proudly (with 'el') 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to boil, seethe, act proudly 1b2) to act presumptuously, act insolently Aramaic equivalent: zud (זוּד "be proud" H2103)
10 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2560
חָמַר
cha.mar — to aggitate
1) to boil, foam, foam up, ferment 1a) (Qal) to boil, foam up 1b) (Poalal) to be troubled, be in turmoil
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5138
נָזִיד
na.zid — stew
boiled food, soup, pottage, thing sodden or boiled
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1158
בָּעָה
ba.ah — to enquire
1) to seek out, swell, cause to swell, boil up, enquire 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to seek, enquire 1a2) to cause to boil up 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be searched out 1b2) to be swelling, bulging, swelling out
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2200
ζεστός
zestos — hot
ζεστός, -ή, -όν (ζέω) [in Aq.: Lev.6:21; in Al.: Lev.7:12 * ;] boiling hot (Strab., al.): metaphorically, Rev.3:15-16.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2204
ζέω
zeō — be fervent
ζέω [in LXX for רוּם, רָתַח, metaphorically, 4Ma.18:20 ;] to boil, be hot; metaphorically, of anger, love, zeal: ptcp., fervent: τ. πνεύματι, Act.18:25, Rom.12:11.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1311
בָּשֵׁל
ba.shel — cooked
cooked, boiled
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7570
רָתַח
ra.tach — to boil
1) to boil 1a) (Piel) to cause to boil 1b) (Pual) to be made to boil 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to boil
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3702
ὀπτός
optos — broiled
ὀπτός, -ή, -όν [in LXX: Exo.12:8-9 (צָלִי) * ;] roasted, boiled Luk.24:42.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6277
ἀναβράσσω
anabrassō — to stir up
to boil well, seethe , with accusative, (Aristophanes Comicus); absolute, ἀναβράττετ᾽, ἐξοπτᾶτε (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6280
ἀναζέω
anazeō — to break out
1. to boil up or bubble up , (Sophocles Tragicus) 2. ἀναζ. εὐλάς to swarm with worms, a kind of disease, (Plutarch); also, εὐλαὶ ἀναζέουσιν (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7091
ἐκζέω
ekzeō — to erupt
1. to boil out or over, break out , of curses, (Aeschulus Tragicus) 2. with genitive, εὐλέων ἐξέζεσε boiled over with worms, i. e. bred worms, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7582
ἑφθός
hephthos — cooked
1. boiled, dressed , (Herdotus Historicus), etc. 2. ἑφθὸς χρυσός refined gold, (Simonides Lyricus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7594
ἕψω
hepsō — to bake
1. to boil, seethe , (Herdotus Historicus), attic: proverbial of useless labour, λίθον ἕψεις (Aristophanes Comicus); with genitive partitive, ἥψομεν τοῦ κορκόρου we boiled some pimpernel, (Aristophanes Comicus):—;Pass. to be boiled , (Herdotus Historicus) 2. of metals, to smelt, refine , (Pindar) 3. metaphorically, γῆρας ἀνώνυμον ἕψειν to cherish an inglorious age, (Pindar) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7598
ζέμα
zema — boiling
boiling
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7628
ἡμίεφθος
hēmiephthos — half-boiled
half-boiled
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8541
ὀπτάω
optaō — to bake
1. to roast, broil , (Homer), etc.; with genitive partitive, ὀπτῆσαί τε κρεῶν to roast some meat, (Odyssey by Homer):—; ὀπτᾶν was used of cooking by means of fire or dry heat , opposite to ἕψω to boil in water , which never appears in (Homer); and a [variant datesComica Adespota poet remarks that Homer's heroes ate only roast meat:—;Pass., aor1 infinitive ὀπτηθῆναι (Odyssey by Homer) 2. to bake bread, (Herdotus Historicus):—;also of bricks or pottery, to bake, burn , (Herdotus Historicus) 3. to bake, harden , of the sun, (Bion Bucolicus) 4. metaphorically in Pass. to be burned by love, [Refs 3rd c.BC, variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9649
φλυκτίς
phluktis — a boil
a boil
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9766
χύτρα
chutra — an earthen pot
1. an earthen pot, a pot for boiling, pipkin , Lat. olla, (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. χύτραι, pots of pulse offered to inferior deities, (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(rendered “botch” in Deut. 28:27, 35), an aggravated ulcer, as in the case of Hezekiah (2 Kings 20:7; Isa. 38:21) or of the Egyptians (Ex. 9:9, 10, 11; Deut. 28:27, 35). It designates the disease of Job (2:7), which was probably the black leprosy.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.