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שפעת

שפעת

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־פ־ע

Noun

שַׁפַּעַת (shapá'at) f [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

  1. Influenza, flu, the flu.

References

  • שַׁפַּֽעַת” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, The New Dictionary), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם) (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, volume 3 of 3 (ק to ת), page 1408.