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

• אינפקציה
• אלוח
• זיהום