שַׁחֶפֶת
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. tuberculosis, consumption (pathology)
Pronunciation
shakhéfet
Examples7
יַכְּכָה יהוה בשַׁחֶפֶת וּבקַדַּחַת וּבדַּלֶּקֶת...
The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation...
ביָמֵינוּ מעטים סוֹבְלִים מִשַּׁחֶפֶת.
These days few people suffer from tuberculosis.
טום מֵת מִמַּחֲלַת הַשַּׁחֶפֶת.
Tom died from tuberculosis.
יֵשׁ לתּוֹם שַׁחֶפֶת.
Tom has consumption.
טום מֵת מִשַּׁחֶפֶת.
Tom died from tuberculosis.
תּוֹם מֵת מִשַּׁחֶפֶת.
Tom died of tuberculosis.