maggēfā מַגֵּפָה ‘plague’ (Hebrew)
Etymology?:
from nāgaf נָגַף ‘to strike’
Roots:
נגף
maggēfā n, f
1) blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence, strike, smite
1a) blow (fatal stroke)
1b) slaughter (of battle)
1c) plague, pestilence (divine judgment)