H7829 - שַׁחֶפֶת (shachepheth)

H7829 שַׁחֶפֶת (shachepheth) shakh-eh'-feth

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

illness

Strong's Definition

emaciation

Derivation: from the same as H7828 (שַׁחַף);

KJV Usage: consumption.

TWOT Reference: 2365b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) consumption, wasting disease

1a) a wasting disease of the lungs

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

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STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) consumption, wasting disease 1a) a wasting disease of the lungs

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שַׁחֶפֶת shachepheth BDB Definition: 1) consumption, wasting disease 1a) a wasting disease of the lungs Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from the same as H7828 Same Word by TWOT Number: 2365b Total KJV Occurrences: 2

Bible Occurrences (2)

26:16

28:22

Leviticus 26:16

then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror -, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

Deuteronomy 28:22

The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.