Shachepheth — H7829

H7829 · Hebrew — שחפת

Pronunciation: shakh-eh'-feth

Definition

feminine noun

emaciation

  1. consumption, wasting disease
    1. a wasting disease of the lungs

Usually translated as

consumption

Origin

from the same as H7828

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shachepheth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S