H7829 שַׁחֶפֶת

Strong's Hebrew Concordance · 2 KJV occurrences

שַׁחֶפֶת

shachepheth · shakh-eh'-feth

Definition

emaciation

KJV Renderings

consumption.

Derivation / Etymology

from the same as H7828 (שַׁחַף);

KJV Verses (2)

Leviticus 26:16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Deuteronomy 28:22The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.