What does "Boil" mean in the Bible?
Boil, 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). Boil appears in 6 verses across 3 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Boil?
(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.
Definition text: Easton's Bible Dictionary · 1897. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Boil?
Where does Boil appear in the Bible?
Boil is referenced in 6 verses across 3 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 2 Kings 20:7
- Isaiah 38:21
- Leviticus 13:18
- Leviticus 13:19
- Leviticus 13:20
- Leviticus 13:23
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Boil.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Boil?
Boil appears in 6 verses across 3 books, most often in Leviticus, which accounts for 4 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Boil?
Leviticus, 2 Kings, Isaiah.
Where can I read every verse about Boil?
This page lists 6 of them. Protos carries all 6, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
