שחפת
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Hebrew[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| שׁ־ח־ף (š-ḥ-p) |
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Aramaic שַׁחַפְתָּא, Arabic سحاف (suḥāf, “consumption”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
שַׁחֶפֶת • (shaḥéfet) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]
- 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[edit]
- “שחפת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
שחפת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
