שחפת

Hebrew
Root
שׁ־ח־ף‎ (š-ḥ-p)

Etymology

Cognate with Aramaic שַׁחַפְתָּא‎, Arabic سحاف‎ (suḥāf, “consumption”).

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Noun

שַׁחֶפֶת • (shaḥéfet) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. consumption, tuberculosis (infectious disease)
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 28:22, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏יַכְּכָה יהוה בַּשַּׁחֶפֶת וּבַקַּדַּחַת וּבַדַּלֶּקֶת...‎‎
      yakəchá YHWH baššaḥéfet uvaqqaddáḥat uvaddalléqet...
      The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation...

References
  • “שחפת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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