What does שַׁחֶפֶת mean in the Bible?
שַׁחֶפֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "emaciation".
Hebrew · H7829
שַׁחֶפֶת
Emaciation
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שַׁחֶפֶת H7829
What does שַׁחֶפֶת mean in the Bible?
שַׁחֶפֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "emaciation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7829?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wasting disease (1), with wasting disease (1).
Where does שַׁחֶפֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 26:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Leviticus (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 wasting disease 1× Leviticus 26:16
with wasting disease 1× Deuteronomy 28:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 26:16
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶת 1x baš·ša·ḥe·p̄eṯ Deuteronomy 28:22
הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת 1x haš·ša·ḥe·p̄eṯ Leviticus 26:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 26:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Deuteronomy 28:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. emaciation
Source Gloss
emaciation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
emaciation BDB: wasting disease Usage: consumption.
Word Origins
שַׁחֶפֶת is built from this root:
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