What does שַׁחֶפֶת mean in the Bible?
שַׁחֶפֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "emaciation".
Hebrew · H7829
שַׁחֶפֶת
Emaciation
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שַׁחֶפֶתH7829
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 Itwasting disease1×Leviticus 26:16
with wasting disease1×Deuteronomy 28:22
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 26:16
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Leviticus1Deuteronomy1
Source forms
בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶת1xbaš·ša·ḥe·p̄eṯDeuteronomy 28:22
הַשַּׁחֶ֣פֶת1xhaš·ša·ḥe·p̄eṯLeviticus 26:16
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xLeviticus 26:16
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 28:22
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. emaciation
Source Gloss
emaciation
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
emaciation BDB: wasting disease Usage: consumption.
Word Origins
שַׁחֶפֶת is built from this root: