שַׁחֶפֶת (šaḥepet) is a Hebrew noun meaning wasting disease. It appears 2 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7829).

Also rendered

• illness

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2365b)

Root family 2365: שׁחף šḥp — Assumed root of the following

• שַׁחַף šaḥap — sea-mew

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