שחפת
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Hebrew
[edit]| Root |
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| שׁ־ח־ף (sh-kh-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
