שחפת

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ח־ף (sh-kh-p)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

שַׁחֶפֶת • (shaḥéfet) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. (pathology) tuberculosis, consumption
   • 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

Further reading

• שחפת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he