Shachefet (שחפת) means tuberculosis in Hebrew.
It can also mean consumption. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
tuberculosis, consumption
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Shachefet.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מחלה מדבקת הפוגעת לרוב בריאות וגורמת לירידה במשקל עקב חוסר תאבון.
יַכְּכָה יהוה בַּשַּׁחֶפֶת וּבַקַּדַּחַת וּבַדַּלֶּקֶת, וּבַחַרְחֻר וּבַחֶרֶב, וּבַשִּׁדָּפוֹן, וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן; וּרְדָפוּךָ, עַד אָבְדֶךָ.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Shachefet is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- שַׁחֶפֶת
- Written without vowel points
- שחפת
- Said
- shachefet
- Root
- ש־ח־פ
- Pattern
- קַטֶּלֶת
- Gematria
- 788
This is how Shachefet is said in other languages.
- English
- tuberculosis, consumption
- Arabic
- سل
- Russian
- чахотка
- French
- tuberculose, phtisie
- Spanish
- tuberculosis, tisis
- German
- Auszehrung, Schwindsucht
These words mean nearly the same as Shachefet.
- תללת
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Shachefet.
The word Shachefet comes from the root ש־ח־פ, like these words.
This is where the word Shachefet comes from.
שומרית: אִׁשׁקִפֻּ Išqippu מילולית - 'חום-יוקד'. אִׁשׁקִפֻּ מופיע בפנתיאון השדים השומרי כשד האחראי למחלות. ארמית-יהודית:שַׁחַפְתָּא. קרוב סמנטית ל-סחף.
These words come before and after Shachefet in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Shachefet.
What does Shachefet (שחפת) mean in Hebrew?
Shachefet (שחפת) means tuberculosis and consumption. It is said shachefet, with the stress on che.
What is a synonym for Shachefet (שחפת)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Shachefet (שחפת) are תללת.
What rhymes with Shachefet (שחפת)?
Words that rhyme with Shachefet (שחפת) include מעטפת, מיצנפת, זפת, קצפת, מרצפת, and רפת.
Is Shachefet (שחפת) masculine or feminine?
The word Shachefet (שחפת) is a feminine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחפת of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.