Word Study · Strong's H7829 · Hebrew

שַׁחֶפֶת

shachepheth

shakh-eh'-feth

“emaciation”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

emaciation

Rendered in the KJV as

consumption.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶת1
הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת1

How it is rendered · 2

the consumption1
with the consumption1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular1
the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1

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HRd/Ncfsa · 1
HTd/Ncfsa · 1

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Where this word lives

Leviticus1 of 2 · 50%
Deuteronomy1 of 2 · 50%

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Leviticus1 occurrence

Leviticus 26:16הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶתhashachefetthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthen 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.here: the consumption

Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 28:22בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶתbashachefetpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThe 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.here: with the consumption

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