What does שְׁדֵפָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁדֵפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "blight".
Hebrew · H7711
שְׁדֵפָה
Blight
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שְׁדֵפָה H7711
What does שְׁדֵפָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁדֵפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "blight".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7711?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [or] blight (1), and with blight (1), blight (1), scorched (1), with blight (1).
Where does שְׁדֵפָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), 2 Kings (1), Amos (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It [or] blight 1× 2 Chronicles 6:28
and with blight 1× Deuteronomy 28:22
blight 1× 1 Kings 8:37
scorched 1× 2 Kings 19:26
with blight 1× Haggai 2:17
you with blight 1× Amos 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:22 וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן to and with blight Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 8:37 שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן to blight Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:26 וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה to scorched Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 2 Chronicles 6:28 שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן to [or] blight Noun - masculine singular Amos 4:9 בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן to you with blight Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Haggai 2:17 בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹן to with blight Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:22
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Amos 1 Haggai 1
Source forms
שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן 2x šid·dā·p̄ō·wn 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן 1x baš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn Amos 4:9
בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹן 1x baš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn Haggai 2:17
וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן 1x ū·ḇaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn Deuteronomy 28:22
וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה 1x ū·šə·ḏê·p̄āh 2 Kings 19:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Amos 4:9, Haggai 2:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x 2 Kings 19:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. blight
Source Gloss
blight
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
blight BDB: blighted Usage: blasted(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁדֵפָה is built from this root:
שָׁדַף H7710
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain