שַׁחֶפֶת shachepheth

Meaning

emaciation

In the King James Version: consumption.

Derivation: from the same as H7828 (שַׁחַף);

Where it is used

• Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.
• Deuteronomy 28:22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish.