שחפת

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ח־ף (sh-kh-p)
1 term

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

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