sha.che.phet denotes an affliction named among the calamities imposed on people in covenant-warning passages.

The two occurrences present sha.che.phet as an affliction within lists of calamities: it is appointed with fever in Leviticus 26:16 and strikes alongside fever, inflammation, heat, sword, blight, and mildew in Deuteronomy 28:22.

1. Affliction among imposed calamities · dominant

   Both occurrences use the feminine singular absolute noun in warnings of imposed suffering. In Leviticus 26:16 the APB renders the clause “I will appoint upon you dismay, the wasting disease and the fever,” while in Deuteronomy 28:22 it renders “The LORD will strike you with wasting disease and with fever and with inflammation.”

   Leviticus 26:16Deuteronomy 28:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term’s clause as “the wasting disease” in Leviticus 26:16 and “wasting disease” in Deuteronomy 28:22. These renderings confirm the verses’ portrayal of an affliction without isolating every nuance of the Hebrew term.