7711. shdephah

Lexicon

shdephah: Blight, Scorching, Blasting

Original Word: שְׁדֵפָה
Part of Speech: noun feminine; noun masculine
Transliteration: shdephah
Pronunciation: sh-dey-fah'
Phonetic Spelling: (shed-ay-faw')
Definition: Blight, Scorching, Blasting
Meaning: blight

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

blasted

Or shiddaphown {shid-daw-fone'}; from shadaph; blight -- blasted(-ing).

see HEBREW shadaph

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שְׁדֵפָה noun feminine blighted or blasted thing; — לִפְנֵי קָמָה ׳וּשׁ 2 Kings 19:26 a blasted thing before (the standing grain, i.e. before maturity ( > שְׁדֵמָה field, as "" Isaiah 37:27, compare Di), but improbable; Th proposes וָדִים ׳ל ׳וּשׁ; Kit שְׁדֻף הַקָּדִים; We (and most since) ׳וּשְׁדֵפָֽה ָ לְפָנַי קֻמְךָ וגו (Che וּשְׁפָיִים, for וּשְׁדֵפָה).

שִׁדָּפוֺן noun masculine blight, of crops (Lag^{BN 202} Vogelst^{Landwirthsch. 56}); — ׳שׁ absolute + יֵרָקוֺן Amos 4:9, compare Haggai 2:17; Deuteronomy 28:22; 1 Kings 8:37 2Chronicles 6:28.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁדַף (shadaph), which means "to scorch" or "to blast."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G90: ἀδημονέω (adēmoneō) • to be distressed, troubled
• G640: ἀπορία (aporia) • perplexity, difficulty
• G4451: πυρόω (pyroō) • to burn, to be inflamed

These Greek terms, while not direct translations of "shedephah," convey related concepts of distress, difficulty, and burning, which can be metaphorically linked to the idea of blight or scorching as a form of trial or judgment.

Usage: The word "shedephah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe a condition of blight or scorching that affects crops, often as a form of divine judgment or natural disaster. It is typically associated with the destruction of grain or produce due to harsh environmental conditions.

Context: • "Shedephah" appears in the Hebrew Bible in contexts that describe agricultural calamities. It is often mentioned alongside other forms of crop destruction, such as mildew or locusts, to illustrate the severity of the devastation.
• In Deuteronomy 28:22, "shedephah" is listed among the curses that will come upon the Israelites if they disobey God's commandments: "The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish."
• The term is also found in 1 Kings 8:37 and 2 Chronicles 6:28, where it is included in Solomon's prayer at the dedication of the temple. Solomon asks God to hear the prayers of His people when they suffer from various calamities, including "blight" (shedephah), and to forgive their sins.
• The use of "shedephah" in these passages underscores the belief in divine control over natural phenomena and the importance of covenant faithfulness in ensuring agricultural prosperity.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹן בשדפון וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה ובשדפון ושדפה שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן שדפון baš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn bashshiddaFon baššiddāp̄ōwn shiddaFon šid·dā·p̄ō·wn šiddāp̄ōwn ū·ḇaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn ū·šə·ḏê·p̄āh ūḇaššiddāp̄ōwn ūšəḏêp̄āh ushedeFah uvashshiddaFon

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 28:22
HEB: וּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙ וּבַחֶ֔רֶב וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן וּרְדָפ֖וּךָ
NAS: and with the sword and with blight and with mildew,
KJV: and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew;
INT: fiery the sword blight mildew will pursue

1 Kings 8:37
HEB: כִּֽי־ יִ֠הְיֶה שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן יֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֤ה
NAS: if there is blight [or] mildew,
KJV: if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew,
INT: if become is blight mildew locust

2 Kings 19:26
HEB: חֲצִ֣יר גַּגּ֔וֹת וּשְׁדֵפָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֥י קָמָֽה׃
NAS: on the housetops is scorched before
KJV: on the housetops, and [as corn] blasted before
INT: grass the housetops is scorched before is grown

2 Chronicles 6:28
HEB: כִּֽי־ יִֽ֠הְיֶה שִׁדָּפ֨וֹן וְיֵרָק֜וֹן אַרְבֶּ֤ה
NAS: if there is blight or mildew,
KJV: if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew,
INT: if become is blight mildew is locust

Amos 4:9
HEB: הִכֵּ֣יתִי אֶתְכֶם֮ בַּשִּׁדָּפ֣וֹן וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ הַרְבּ֨וֹת
NAS: I smote you with scorching [wind] and mildew;
KJV: I have smitten you with blasting and mildew:
INT: smote scorching and mildew your many

Haggai 2:17
HEB: הִכֵּ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֜ם בַּשִּׁדָּפ֤וֹן וּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙ וּבַבָּרָ֔ד
NAS: of your hands with blasting wind, mildew
KJV: I smote you with blasting and with mildew
INT: smote blasting mildew and hail

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7711
6 Occurrences

baš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn — 2 Occ.
šid·dā·p̄ō·wn — 2 Occ.
ū·šə·ḏê·p̄āh — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn — 1 Occ.