What does שְׁדֵפָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁדֵפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "blight".
Hebrew · H7711
שְׁדֵפָה
Blight
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שְׁדֵפָהH7711
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] blight1×2 Chronicles 6:28
and with blight1×Deuteronomy 28:22
blight1×1 Kings 8:37
scorched1×2 Kings 19:26
with blight1×Haggai 2:17
you with blight1×Amos 4:9
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:22וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹןtoand with blightConjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 8:37שִׁדָּפ֨וֹןtoblightNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 19:26וּשְׁדֵפָ֖הtoscorchedConjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular2 Chronicles 6:28שִׁדָּפ֨וֹןto[or] blightNoun - masculine singularAmos 4:9בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹןtoyou with blightPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularHaggai 2:17בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹןtowith blightPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 28:22
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Deuteronomy11 Kings12 Kings12 Chronicles1Amos1Haggai1
Source forms
שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן2xšid·dā·p̄ō·wn1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן1xbaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wnAmos 4:9
בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹן1xbaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wnHaggai 2:17
וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן1xū·ḇaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wnDeuteronomy 28:22
וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה1xū·šə·ḏê·p̄āh2 Kings 19:26
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular2x1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xAmos 4:9, Haggai 2:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1x2 Kings 19:26
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xDeuteronomy 28:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. blight
Source Gloss
blight
Extended definitionSource: 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:
שָׁדַףH7710