- Original: שׁחפת - Transliteration: Shachepheth - Phonetic: shakh-eh'-feth - Definition: 1. consumption, wasting disease a. a wasting disease of the lungs - Origin: from the same as H7828 - TWOT entry: 2365b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From the same as H7828 ; emaciation: - consumption. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • consumption, 2 Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:22