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šaḥefet שַׁחֶ֫פֶת ‘illness’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from the same as šaḥaf שַׁ֫חַף ‘gull’
Roots: שׁחף

šaḥefet n, f
1) consumption, wasting disease
 1a) a wasting disease of the lungs

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 26:16 Deuteronomy 28:22

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