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דלקת

דלקת

Hebrew

Noun

דַּלֶּקֶת (daléket) f (plural indefinite דַּלָּקוֹת) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. An inflammation: an immune reaction to a foreign object or chemical in the body.
    • Deuteronomy 28:22:
      יַכְּכָה ה׳ בַּשַּׁחֶפֶת וּבַקַּדַּחַת וּבַדַּלֶּקֶת וּבַחַרְחֻר וּבַחֶרֶב וּבַשִּׁדָּפוֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן וּרְדָפוּךָ עַד אָבְדֶךָ׃
      yak'khá H. bashakhéfet uvakadákhat uvadaléket uvakharkhúr uvakhérev uvashidafón uvayerakón ur'dafúkha ád av'dékha.
      The L-RD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
  2. (considered incorrect) Any instance of redness, even one that is not due to an immune response.

Derived terms

  • דלקת עיניים
  • דלקת פרקים
  • דלקת קרום המח
  • דלקת ראות

See also