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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #7843 - שָׁחַת

Transliteration

shâchath

Phonetics

shaw-khath'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2370

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
1. (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
2. (Piel)
  1. to spoil, ruin
  2. to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)
3. (Hiphil)
  1. to spoil, ruin, destroy
  2. to pervert, corrupt (morally)
  3. destroyer (participle)
4. (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 64 ‑ ἀγρεύω (ag‑rew‑'o); 142 ‑ αἴρω (ah'ee‑ro); 2380 ‑ θύω (thoo'‑o); 2693 ‑ καταστρώννυμι (kat‑as‑trone'‑noo‑mee); 1311 ‑ διαφθείρω (dee‑af‑thi'‑ro); 2704 ‑ καταφθείρω (kat‑af‑thi'‑ro); 5351 ‑ φθείρω (fthi'‑ro); 3539 ‑ νοέω (noy‑eh'‑o); 458 ‑ ἀνομία (an‑om‑ee'‑ah); 459 ‑ ἄνομος (an'‑om‑os); 684 ‑ ἀπώλεια (ap‑o'‑li‑a); 765 ‑ ἀσεβής (as‑eb‑ace'); 854 ‑ ἀφανισμός (af‑an‑is‑mos'); 1290 ‑ διασπορά (dee‑as‑por‑ah'); 1685 ‑ ἐμβάλλω (em‑bal'‑lo); 1808 ‑ ἐξαίρω (ex‑ah'ee‑ro); 2007 ‑ ἐπιτίθημι (ep‑ee‑tith'‑ay‑mee); 3645 ‑ ὀλοθρεύω (ol‑oth‑ryoo'‑o); 5013 ‑ ταπεινόω (tap‑i‑no'‑o); 1842 ‑ ἐξολεθρεύω (ex‑ol‑oth‑ryoo'‑o); 4098 ‑ πίπτω (pip'‑to, pet'‑o); 622 ‑ ἀπόλλυμι (ap‑ol'‑loo‑mee); 1813 ‑ ἐξαλείφω (ex‑al‑i'‑fo); 3075 ‑ λυμαίνω (loo‑mah'ee‑nom‑ahee); 264 ‑ ἁμαρτάνω (ham‑ar‑tan'‑o); 853 ‑ ἀφανίζω (af‑an‑id'‑zo); 1632 ‑ ἐκχέω (ek‑kheh'‑o, ek‑khoo'‑no); 2598 ‑ καταβάλλω (kat‑ab‑al'‑lo); 2679 ‑ κατασκάπτω (kat‑as‑kap'‑to); 1312 ‑ διαφθορά (dee‑af‑thor‑ah');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (143)

Genesis 17

Exodus 4

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 11

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 7

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 4

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 20

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 10

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

BSB (145)

Genesis 17

Exodus 4

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 11

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 7

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 5

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 21

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 11

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

CSB (130)

Genesis 17

Exodus 3

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 10

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 4

2 Samuel 6

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 5

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 10

Jeremiah 19

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 11

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

ESV (145)

Genesis 17

Exodus 4

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 11

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 7

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 5

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 21

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 11

Daniel 6

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

KJV (147)

Genesis 17

Exodus 4

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 11

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 7

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 5

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 21

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 11

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

LEB (144)

Genesis 17

Exodus 4

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 10

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 6

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 5

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 21

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 11

Daniel 5

Hosea 2

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

LSB (196)

Genesis 19

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 15

Joshua 1

Judges 9

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 9

2 Kings 10

1 Chronicles 6

2 Chronicles 17

Psalms 7

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 21

Jeremiah 25

Lamentations 4

Ezekiel 16

Daniel 5

Hosea 4

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 4

N95 (159)

Genesis 17

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 15

Joshua 1

Judges 8

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 8

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 13

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 23

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 13

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 4

NAS (168)

Genesis 17

Exodus 6

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 15

Joshua 1

Judges 8

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 8

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 13

Psalms 5

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 12

Jeremiah 23

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 13

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (146)

Genesis 17

Exodus 4

Leviticus 1

Numbers 1

Deuteronomy 11

Joshua 1

Judges 7

Ruth 1

1 Samuel 6

2 Samuel 7

2 Kings 5

1 Chronicles 5

2 Chronicles 10

Psalms 5

Proverbs 5

Isaiah 11

Jeremiah 21

Lamentations 3

Ezekiel 11

Daniel 5

Hosea 3

Amos 1

Nahum 1

Zephaniah 1

Malachi 3

ASV (143)

a blemished thing 1

a destroying 1

after this manner will i mar 1

against thee, and destroyed 1

against them, and destroyed 1

and a corrupted 1

and a destroyer 1

and corrupted 1

and destroy 3

and destroy it 2

and destroyed 4

and destroyed down 2

and did cast off 1

and he shall destroy 2

and let us destroy 1

and lose 1

and shall corrupt 1

and the spoilers 2

and they destroyed 1

and they shall destroy 1

and to destroy 1

and wasted 1

and with thee will i destroy 1

and ye will destroy 1

and, behold, i will destroy 1

and, behold, it was corrupt 1

back, and dealt more corruptly 1

battered 1

because thou hast destroyed 1

corrupt 2

corrupted 1

destroy 4

destroyed 4

destroyer 1

destroyers 1

destroying 1

did yet corruptly 1

for your sakes, and he shall not destroy 1

from him, so as not to destroy 1

had corrupted 1

had destroyed 1

have corrupted 1

have corrupted themselves 1

have destroyed 3

he hath destroyed 2

i will not destroy 3

in to destroy 2

it for myself, lest i mar 1

it is thy destruction 1

it who would destroy 1

it, thou shalt not destroy 1

it: and as he was about to destroy 1

lest ye corrupt 1

like a destroying 1

man destroyeth 1

neither shalt thou mar 1

nor according to your corrupt 1

nor destroy 2

not destroy 3

not destroy thee 1

or destroy 1

sake, that i may not destroy them all 1

shall destroy 1

shall he destroy 1

so that he did corruptly 1

that deal corruptly 1

that destroyed 1

that he spilled 1

that i should not destroy 1

that i should not destroy them 1

that mar 1

the destroyer 1

the waster 1

thee, neither destroy 1

them, and i destroyed 1

themselves: i will not destroy 1

they all of them deal corruptly 1

they are corrupt 1

they have dealt corruptly 1

this, yet was she more corrupt 1

thou shalt destroy 1

to corrupt 1

to destroy 17

to destroy it 1

to the destroying 1

up against thee, he hath destroyed 1

us to destroy it 1

was corrupt 1

was corrupted 1

was marred 2

which destroyed them 1

which destroyest 1

who is with me, that he destroy thee not 1

will destroy 2

wilt thou destroy 2

would they not destroy 1

ye have corrupted 1

ye will utterly 1

you have corrupted 1

BSB (145)

a defective 1

act corruptly 1

and a destroyer 1

and blinds 1

and corrupt 1

and cut down 2

and destroy 4

and destroy it 2

and destroyed 3

and destroying 1

and did not destroy them 1

and i will destroy you 1

and raiders 1

and raiding parties 1

and ravage them 1

and ravaged 1

and ruined 1

and stifled 1

and waste 1

and you will be the cause of their destruction 1

are about to destroy 1

became flawed 1

behaved corruptly 1

but as the angel was doing so 1

corrupted themselves 1

destroy 7

destroy him 1

destroy him completely 1

destroy it 5

destroy them 2

destroy you 1

destroyed 3

destroyers 1

destroys 2

destruction 1

from destroying them 1

had allowed to deteriorate 1

had corrupted 1

have corrupted themselves 2

have destroyed 2

he has destroyed 2

he will cause terrible destruction 1

he will destroy 2

he will destroy you 1

he would spill his seed 1

his people have acted corruptly 1

i will destroy both them 1

i will ruin 1

i would jeopardize 1

if you then act corruptly 1

in order to overthrow the kingdom 1

is about to destroy 1

it was corrupt 1

led to his own destruction 1

let us destroy 1

like a voracious 1

more depraved than they were 1

of a destroyer 1

of depravity 1

of them are corrupt 1

on destruction 1

or a polluted 1

or clip off 1

ravaging 1

she was more depraved 1

slaughtered 1

struck them down 1

that are ravaging 1

that devastated them 1

the destroyer 2

the devastation 1

the israelites became even more corrupt 1

they are corrupt 2

they destroyed 1

they will destroy 1

to corrupt 1

to destroy 13

to destroy her 1

to destroy him 1

to destroy it 2

to destroy them 1

to destroy you 3

to keep me from destroying them 1

to ravage it 1

to ruin 1

us to destroy it 1

was corrupt 1

was ruined 2

were battering 1

who destroys 1

who was destroying 1

who was destroying the people 1

will destroy 1

will you destroy 1

would they not steal 1

you are destroyed 1

you corrupted 1

you have destroyed 1

you have violated 1

you may destroy 1

you who devastate 1

you will become utterly corrupt 1

CSB (130)

annihilate 2

are corrupt 1

battering 1

corrupt 6

corrupted 2

corrupted themselves 1

corruptly 8

defective 1

depraved 2

destroy 55

destroy another 1

destroy them 1

destroyed 13

destroyed you 1

destroyer 1

destroying 4

destroys 1

destruction 3

devastate 1

flawed 1

have destroyed 1

mar 1

or destroy 1

ravage 1

ravaging 1

ruin 3

ruined 2

ruined - of 1

semen 1

slaughtered 4

stifled 1

terrible destruction 1

the loss 1

to ruin 1

violated 1

waste 2

which devastated them 1

ESV (145)

act corruptly 4

and destroy 1

battering 1

blemished 1

cast off 1

cause 1

corrupt 6

corrupt practices 1

corrupted 6

corruptly 1

deal corruptly 1

destroy 65

destroyed 12

destroyer 2

destroyers 1

destroying 3

destroys 4

destroys you 1

destruction 2

devour 1

impair 1

kill 1

laid waste 1

mar 1

marred 1

men and 1

more corrupt 3

polluted 1

raiders 2

ravage 1

ravaged 2

ravager 1

ravening 1

ruin 1

ruined 1

ruins 3

spoil 1

spoiled 2

surely 1

waste 2

working destruction 2

KJV (147)

battered 1

corrupt 10

corrupted 11

corrupters 2

corrupting 1

corruptly 1

destroy 68

destroyed 20

destroyer 3

destroyers 1

destroyest 1

destroyeth 2

destroying 5

destruction 1

down 2

lose 1

mar 4

marred 3

off 1

perish 1

spilled 1

spoilers 2

thing 1

utterly 1

wasted 1

waster 2

LEB (144)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (196)

act 9

acted 4

acting 1

animal 1

blemished 1

bring 10

bringer 1

bringing 1

brought 3

corrupt 8

corrupted 6

corruption 1

corruptly 14

corrupts 1

destroy 38

destroyed 11

destroyer 3

destroyers 1

destroying 4

destroys 3

destruction 1

eradicating 1

go 1

harm 1

laid 1

make 13

ruin 42

ruined 6

ruins 1

to 2

was 3

waste 1

wasted 1

wreaking 1

N95 (159)

act 5

acted 4

acting 1

animal 1

blemished 1

corrupt 6

corrupted 4

corruptly 10

depravity 1

destroy 68

destroyed 13

destroyer 4

destroyers 1

destroying 6

destroys 5

destruction 3

devastate 1

felled 2

go 1

harm 2

jeopardize 1

laid 1

polluted 1

raiders 2

ravage 1

ravaged 1

ruin 2

ruined 4

set 1

spoiled 1

stifled 1

waste 2

wasted 1

wreaking 1

NAS (168)

act 4

acted 3

acting 1

annihilating 1

are 3

behave 1

behaved 2

blemished 1

brought 1

corrupt 8

corrupted 2

corruptly 11

depraved 1

destroy 65

destroyed 11

destroyer 4

destroyers 1

destroying 7

destroys 5

destruction 3

eliminate 1

go 1

harm 1

jeopardize 1

kill 2

laid 1

polluted 1

ravaged 1

ruin 3

ruined 6

ruining 1

spoiled 1

stifled 1

struck 2

to 1

trim 1

very 1

was 3

waste 2

wasted 1

wreaking 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (146)

a blemished thing 1

a destroying 1

and a destroyer 1

and a polluted 1

and cast off 1

and corrupted 1

and destroy 2

and destroy it 2

and destroyed 2

and destroyed down 2

and destroys 1

and he shall destroy 2

and let us destroy 1

and lose 1

and saw that it was corrupt 1

and shall corrupt 1

and the spoilers 1

and they destroyed 1

and to destroy 1

and wasted 1

and with you will i destroy 1

and you will destroy 1

battered 1

because you have destroyed 1

corrupt 1

corrupted 1

destroy 1

destroyed 4

destroyers 1

destroying 1

had corrupted 1

had destroyed 1

have corrupted 1

have corrupted themselves 1

have destroyed 3

he has destroyed 2

i will not destroy 3

in this way i will mar 1

in to destroy 2

it destroys 1

lest you corrupt 1

like a destroying 1

man destroys 1

neither shall you clip 1

nor according to your corrupt 1

nor destroy 2

not destroy 3

not destroy you 1

of destruction 1

or destroy 1

shall destroy 1

shall he destroy 1

so that he did corruptly 1

still did corruptly 1

that he spilled 1

that i should not destroy 1

that i should not destroy them 1

that mar 1

the destroyer 1

the spoilers 1

the waster 1

they all of them deal corruptly 1

they are corrupt 2

they have dealt corruptly 1

they shall destroy 1

to corrupt 1

to destroy 17

to destroy it 1

to the destroying 1

us to destroy it 1

was corrupt 1

was corrupted 1

was marred 2

which destroyed them 1

which destroys 1

who deal corruptly 1

who destroyed 1

will destroy 2

will you destroy 2

you are destroyed 1

you have corrupted 2

you shall destroy 1

you will utterly 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2830) t h s (סהההת ShHhT) AC: Corrupt CO: ? AB: ?: [from: hs- corrupt]

V) t h s (סהההת ShHhT) - Corrupt: To destroy. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (150): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Hophal, Piel, Participle) destroy, corrupt, mar, destroyer, corrupter, waster, spoiler, batter, corruptly, fault - Strongs: H7843 (שָׁחַת), H7844 (שְׁחַת)

a^m) t h s m (מסהההת MShHhT) - Corrupting: KJV (1): destroying - Strongs: H4892 (מַשְׁחֵת)

h^m) t h s m (מסהההת MShHhT) - Corrupted: KJV (2): marred, corruption - Strongs: H4893 (מָשְׁחָת)

ab^m) t i h s m (מסהההית MShHhYT) - Corruption: KJV (11): destroy, corruption, destruction, trap, destroying - Strongs: H4889 (מַשְׁחִית)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[שָׁחַת]₁₅₁ verb go to ruin (?), only derived species (Late Hebrew Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew, Ecclus. שחיתה Sirach 30:11 corrupt act; Arabic

extirpate; Ethiopic

injure, violate; Tel Amarna ša—âtu is fall (especially of city), be prostrate (? of land), perhaps Canaanism (see Wkl^{TelAm. Vocab}.), Assyrian possibly šêtu, flee, escape (compare אבד); Old Aramaic (Zinjirli) שחת destroy Lzb³⁷⁴, Aramaic שְׁחַת,

(assimilation of

), multilate; — very improbable Gerber^{179denominative} from שַׁחַת); —

Niph`al be marred, spoiled, Perfect 3 masculine singular נִשְׁחַת, of waistcloth Jeremiah 13:7, vessel Jeremiah 18:4; be injured, or even (hyperb.) ruined, Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּשָּׁחֵת Exodus 8:20 (J) of land (מִפְנֵי הֶעָרֹב); be corrupted, corrupt, in mnorals and rel., of earth, Perfect 3 feminine singular נִשְׁחָ֑תָה Genesis 6:12 (P), Imperfect 3 feminine singular ׳לִפְנֵי הָא׳וַתִּשּׁ Genesis 6:11 (P); so Participle feminine plural as adjective נִשְׁחָתוֺת Ezekiel 20:44.

Pi`el Perfect 3 masculine singular שִׁחֵת Exodus 32:7 +, suffix שִׁחֶתְךָ Hosea 13:9; 2 masculine singular שִׁחַתָּ Isaiah 14:20 +, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שַׁחֵ֑תוּ Jeremiah 5:10; Infinitive construct שַׁחֵת Genesis 13:10 +, etc.; —

1 spoil, ruin, accusative of eye Exodus 21:26 (E), vineyard Jeremiah 12:10 (figurative), branches Nahum 2:3 (figurative), also = destroy, accusative of person 2 Samuel 1:14; 2 Samuel 14:11 (accusative omitted), Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 20:17, כָּלבָֿשָׂר Genesis 6:17; Genesis 9:15 (P), city, fortress, etc., Genesis 13:10; Genesis 19:13,29 (all J), 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 5:10 (accusative omitted), Jeremiah 48:18; Ezekiel 26:4; Ezekiel 43:3; Lamentations 2:5, ruin temple Lamentations 2:6, nation Hosea 11:9; Hosea 13:9 (read perhaps שִׁחַתִּךָ Oort Now), land 2 Kings 19:12 (Hiph`il in "" Isaiah 37:12), Judges 6:5; Joshua 22:33 (P), Ezekiel 22:30; Ezekiel 30:11, earth Genesis 9:11 (P); with ל object (ל 3 b), city 1 Samuel 23:10, person Numbers 32:15 (P); with accusative רַחֲמָיו Amos 1:11, destroyed (stifled) his compassion (or, RS^{K 28} and others, the bonds of kinship, see רַחֲמִים), בְּרִית Malachi 2:8, i.e. violate it, see especially אַרְצָה׳וְשׁ (that Isaiah , semen) Genesis 38:9 (J) he spoiled (it) upon the ground, made it ineffective, = waste words Proverbs 23:8.

2 pervert, corrupt, accusative wisdom Ezekiel 28:17, absolute = deal corruptly, הֶעֱמִיקוּ שִׁחֵתוּ Hosea 9:9 (compare [עָמֹק], p.770:b; but We Now read שַׁחְתּוֺ, √ שׁוח), Exodus 32:7 (JE), Deuteronomy 9:12, so לוֺ׳שׁ Deuteronomy 32:5.

Hiph`il₁₀₃ Perfect 3 masculine singular הִשְׁחִית Genesis 6:12 +; 1 singular וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֫י Jeremiah 51:20, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַשְׁחִית Daniel 8:24 +, יַשְׁחִת Malachi 3:11 +, וַיַּשְׁחֵת 1 Chronicles 20:1; 2 feminine singular וַתַּשְׁחִתִי Ezekiel 16:47,2masculine plural תַּשְׁחִתוּן Deuteronomy 4:16; Deuteronomy 31:29; Imperative masculine singular suffix הַשְׁחִיתָהּ 2 Kings 18:25 = Isaiah 36:10; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁחֵת Deuteronomy 31:29; construct הַשְׁחִית 1 Samuel 26:15 +, etc.; Participle מַשְׁחִית Genesis 19:14 +, etc.; —

1 spoil, ruin, accusative crop Judges 6:4; Malachi 3:11, trees Deuteronomy 20:19,20; Jeremiah 11:19 (figurative), vessels 2 Chronicles 36:19, houses 2 Chronicles 34:11, palaces Jeremiah 6:5 compare Isaiah 65:8; Leviticus 19:27 (H), Ruth 4:6; דַּיָּם׳הִשׁ Jeremiah 49:9 thieves damage as much as they want; accusative of person = ruin, destroy, 1 Samuel 26:9,15; Judges 20:21,25 (+ אַ֫רְצָה), Judges 20:35; Judges 20:42; 2 Kings 13:23; 2 Chronicles 24:23 (+ מִן separ.), + 12t., + (accusative of person omitted) Isaiah 51:13 4t., accusative בֵּית דָּוִד 2 Chronicles 21:7, absolute Isaiah 11:9 = Isaiah 65:25; also ruin one (by words) Proverbs 11:9; accusative עַם 2 Samuel 24:16; Deuteronomy 9:26; land 1 Samuel 6:5; Jeremiah 36:29; Daniel 11:17 (see Dr); city wall 2 Samuel 20:15 (Ew Th here denominative from שַׁחַת they were making a pit; < ᵐ5 We (?) Klo Dr Bu HPS Now מְחַשְּׁבִים were devising), Lamentations 2:8, cities and nations Genesis 18:28 (twice in verse) (J, accusative omitted), Genesis 19:13,14 (J), Isaiah 37:12 (Pi`el in "" 2 Kings 19:12), 2 Kings 36:10 (twice in verse) = 2 Kings 18:25 (twice in verse) + 11t. + (Israel personified) Deuteronomy 4:31; Deuteronomy 10:10; 2 Kings 8:19, pride of Judah Jeremiah 13:9, earth Jeremiah 51:1; absolute with adverb accusative Daniel 8:24 (see Dr; Bev conjecture יְשׂחֵחַ or יָשִׂיחַ utter monstrous things), compare 1 Chronicles 21:12; Participle as adjective, of lion Jeremiah 2:30, angel 1 Chronicles 21:15; = destroyer Exodus 12:23 (J), Jeremiah 22:7; Isaiah 54:16, גּוֺיִם׳מ Jeremiah 4:7, ׳רוּחַ מ Jeremiah 51:1; singular collective (׳הַמּ Ges^{§ 126l}; the destroying band, compare Dr Bu Now) 1 Samuel 13:17; 1 Samuel 14:15 ( spoilers, ravagers); figurative for snare, trap, Jeremiah 5:26.

2 pervert, corrupt, morally, accusative דֶּרֶךְ Genesis 6:12 (P; see דֶּרֶךְ

6), נַפְשׁוֺ Proverbs 6:32, compare Zephaniah 3:7; Ezekiel 23:11 (מִן compare); ׳הִשׁהִתְעִיבוּ עֲלִילָה Psalm 14:1 = Psalm 53:2; ׳הַשְׁחֵת תַּשְׁח (+ verb of particular act) Deuteronomy 4:16; Deuteronomy 31:29; declar. = act corruptly, Isaiah 1:4; Deuteronomy 4:28 (+ verb of act), 2 Chronicles 27:2, + מִן compare Judges 2:19; Ezekiel 16:47; Participle as substantive Jeremiah 6:28, ׳אִישׁ מַשׁ Proverbs 28:24 ( Proverbs 18:9 see infra). — אַלתַּֿשְׁחֵת destroy not (catchword of old song or melody ?) in Psalm -titles: Proverbs 57:1; Proverbs 58:1; Proverbs 59:1; Proverbs 75:1.

Hoph`al Participle מָשְׁחָת spoiled, ruined, of a spring, מָקוֺר Proverbs 25:26 ("" מַעְיָן נִרְמָּשׂ); as substantive Malachi 1:14 sacrificing a spoiled thing.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁחַת not used in Kal. Arabic ساحت to destroy.

Piel שִׁחֵת

(1) trans., to destroy, to ruin, either by laying waste, as a country, a region, a field, Genesis 9:11, 19:13 Joshua 22:33; 2 Samuel 24:16; Jeremiah 12:10, or by pulling down, as walls, a city, Genesis 13:10; Ezekiel 26:4 or by wounding, Exodus 21:26 or by killing, both individuals, 2 Samuel 1:14, and whole peoples, Genesis 6:17, 9:15 Numbers 32:15; Isaiah 14:20. Metaph., Amos 1:11, שִׁחַת רַחֲמָיו “he destroyed (i.e. suppressed) his mercy.” Ezekiel 28:17, שִׁחַתָּ חָכְמָֽתְךָ עַל־יִפְעָתֶךָ “thou hast destroyed thy wisdom, because of thy beauty;” thou art so taken with the latter, that thou hast neglected the former.

(2) to act wickedly, for the more full שִׁחֵת דְּרָכָיו Exodus 32:7; Deuteronomy 9:12, 32:5. Comp. Hiph. No. 2.

Hiphil

(1) i.q. Piel No. 1, to destroy, either by laying waste and destroying, as a land, a kingdom, Jeremiah 36:29, 51:20 a city, Genesis 19:14; 2 Kings 18:25 or by killing, as a man, 1 Samuel 26:15 enemies, 2 Samuel 11:1 or by harming in any manner whatever, Proverbs 11:9. הַמַּלְאָךְ הַמַּשְׁחִית the destroying angel, 2 Samuel 24:16 and simply הַמַּשְׁחִית Exodus 12:23, is the angel of God who inflicts calamities and death upon men. אַל תַּשְׁחֵת (destroy not) in the titles of Psa 57:1-11, 58, 59, 75, seems to be the beginning of a song, to the tune of which those Psalms were to be sung.

(2) הִשְׁחִית דַּרְכּוֹ Genesis 6:12 הִ׳ עֲלִילוֹת Zephaniah 3:7 to act wickedly, and without the acc. id., Deuteronomy 4:16, 31:29 Judges 2:19; Isaiah 1:4. Compare הֵרֵעַ. In the words אִישׁ מַשְׁחִית Proverbs 28:24, and בַּעַל מַשְׁחִית Proverbs 18:9, מ׳ appears to be a subst. (see מַשְׁחִית No. 1 ), a man of destruction, i.e. in chap. 28, act., a destroyer, a waster; but in chap. 18, pass., one who brings destruction on himself, one who wastes his own goods, a prodigal.

Hophal הָשְׁחַת to be corrupted, Proverbs 25:26; Malachi 1:14.

Niphal

(1) to be corrupted, e.g. by putridity, Jeremiah 13:7 in a moral sense, Genesis 6:11, 12.

(2) to be laid waste, Exodus 8:20.

Derivatives, מַשְׁחִית, מִשְׁחָת, מַשְׁחֵת, מָשְׁחָת.

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List of Word Forms

אַשְׁחִ֔ית אַשְׁחִ֖ית אַשְׁחִ֞ית אַשְׁחִֽית׃ אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם אשחית אשחית׃ אשחיתם בְּשַׁחֵ֤ת בשחת הֲמַשְׁחִ֣ית הֲתַשְׁחִ֥ית הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ הִשְׁחִ֖יתוּ הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ הִשְׁחִ֥יתוּ הִשְׁחִ֧ית הַֽשְׁחִ֥ית הַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית הַמַּשְׁחִ֖ית הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית הַמַּשְׁחִ֤ית הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ הַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ הַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם הַשְׁחֵ֣ת המשחית המשחיתם הנשחתות השחית השחיתו השחיתך׃ השחיתם השחת התשחית וְ֝שִׁחַ֗תָּ וְהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ וְהִשְׁחִ֥ית וְהִשְׁחִית֙ וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֥י וְהִשְׁחַתֶּ֗ם וְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ וְנִשְׁחַ֣ת וְנַשְׁחִ֖יתָה וְשִֽׁחֲתָ֑הּ וְשִֽׁחַתֶּ֖ם וְשִׁחֲת֞וּ וְשִׁחֵ֣ת וְשַׁחֵ֔תוּ וַיַּשְׁחִ֙יתוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙ וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ וַיַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּ וַיַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩ וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת ׀ וַתִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת וַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִי וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃ וַתַּשְׁחֵ֥ת וָֽאַשְׁחִיתֵ֔ךְ וּכְהַשְׁחִ֗ית וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ וּמַשְׁחִ֣ית ואשחיתך והמשחית והשחית והשחיתה׃ והשחיתו והשחתי והשחתם וישחיתו וישחת וישחתו וכהשחית ולהשחית׃ ומשחית ונשחיתה ונשחת ושחת ושחתה ושחתו ושחתם ותשחיתם׃ ותשחת ותשחתי יַ֠שְׁחִית יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית יַשְׁחִ֖ית יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּ יַשְׁחִ֛יתוּ יַשְׁחִ֣ית יַשְׁחִ֣ת יַשְׁחִ֥ת יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑ךָ יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ ישחית ישחיתו ישחיתך ישחיתך׃ ישחת לְהַשְׁחִ֑ית לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ לְהַשְׁחִית֙ לְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָ לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֔הּ לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒ לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹ לְשַֽׁחֶתְכֶ֑ם לְשַׁחֲתָֽהּ׃ לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒ לְשַׁחֵ֔ת לְשַׁחֵ֖ת לְשַׁחֵ֣ת לְשַׁחֵ֥ת לְשַׁחֵת֙ להשחית להשחית׃ להשחיתה להשחיתך להשחתו לשחת לשחתה לשחתה׃ לשחתכם מִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑ם מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃ מֵהַשְׁחִיתָֽם׃ מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית מַשְׁחִ֖ית מַשְׁחִ֥ית מַשְׁחִֽית׃ מַשְׁחִיתִ֑ים מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים מַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃ מַשְׁחִיתָ֖ם מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים מַשְׁחִתִ֣ים מָשְׁחָ֑ת מָשְׁחָ֖ת מהשחית׃ מהשחיתם׃ משחית משחית׃ משחיתים משחיתים׃ משחיתם משחת משחתים משחתם נִשְׁחַ֣ת נִשְׁחָ֑תָה נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה נשחיתה נשחת נשחתה שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ שִֽׁחֶתְךָ֥ שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙ שִׁחֲת֣וּ שִׁחֵ֖ת שִׁחֵ֖תוּ שִׁחֵ֣ת שִׁחֵ֥ת שִׁחֵֽתוּ׃ שִׁחַ֖תָּ שִׁחַ֥תָּ שַׁחֲתָ֑הּ שַׁחֵ֣ת שחת שחתה שחתו שחתו׃ שחתך שחתם תִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּ תַּשְׁחִת֔וּן תַּשְׁחֵ֤ת תַשְׁחִ֔ית תַשְׁחִ֖ית תַשְׁחִ֤ית תשחית תשחיתהו תשחת תשחתון ’aš·ḥî·ṯêm ’aš·ḥîṯ ’ašḥîṯ ’ašḥîṯêm ashChit ashchiTem bə·ša·ḥêṯ bəšaḥêṯ beshaChet hă·maš·ḥîṯ hă·ṯaš·ḥîṯ ham·maš·ḥî·ṯim ham·maš·ḥîṯ hamashChit hămašḥîṯ hammashChit hammashchiTim hammašḥîṯ hammašḥîṯim han·niš·ḥā·ṯō·wṯ hannišḥāṯōwṯ hannishchatOt haš·ḥêṯ haš·ḥî·ṯām haš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā haš·ḥîṯ hashChet hashChit hashchiTam hashchiTecha hašḥêṯ hašḥîṯ hašḥîṯām hašḥîṯeḵā hatashChit hăṯašḥîṯ hiš·ḥî·ṯū hiš·ḥîṯ hishChit hishChitu hišḥîṯ hišḥîṯū lə·haš·ḥî·ṯāh lə·haš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā lə·haš·ḥi·ṯōw lə·haš·ḥîṯ lə·ša·ḥă·ṯāh lə·ša·ḥêṯ lə·ša·ḥeṯ·ḵem lehashChit lehashchiTah lehashchiTecha lehashchiTo ləhašḥîṯ ləhašḥîṯāh ləhašḥîṯeḵā ləhašḥiṯōw ləšaḥăṯāh ləšaḥêṯ ləšaḥeṯḵem leshachaTah leshaChet leshachetChem mā·šə·ḥāṯ maš·ḥî·ṯām maš·ḥi·ṯîm maš·ḥî·ṯim maš·ḥî·ṯîm maš·ḥîṯ māšəḥāṯ mashChit mashchiTam mashchiTim masheChat mašḥîṯ mašḥîṯām mašḥiṯîm mašḥîṯim mašḥîṯîm mê·haš·ḥî·ṯām mê·haš·ḥîṯ MehashChit mehashchiTam mêhašḥîṯ mêhašḥîṯām miš·ša·ḥă·ṯām mishshachaTam miššaḥăṯām naš·ḥî·ṯāh nashChitah našḥîṯāh niš·ḥā·ṯāh niš·ḥaṯ nišḥaṯ nišḥāṯāh nishChat nishChatah ša·ḥă·ṯāh ša·ḥêṯ šaḥăṯāh šaḥêṯ shachaTah shaChet shiChata shichatTem shichaTu shiChet shichetCha shiChetu ši·ḥa·tā ši·ḥă·ṯū ši·ḥat·tem ši·ḥê·ṯū ši·ḥêṯ ši·ḥeṯ·ḵā šiḥatā šiḥattem šiḥăṯū šiḥêṯ šiḥeṯḵā šiḥêṯū taš·ḥêṯ taš·ḥî·ṯê·hū taš·ḥi·ṯūn ṯaš·ḥîṯ tashChet tashChit tashchiTehu tashchiTun tašḥêṯ ṯašḥîṯ tašḥîṯêhū tašḥiṯūn tiš·šā·ḥêṯ tishshaChet tiššāḥêṯ ū·ḵə·haš·ḥîṯ ū·lə·haš·ḥîṯ ū·maš·ḥîṯ uchehashChit ūḵəhašḥîṯ ulehashChit ūləhašḥîṯ umashChit ūmašḥîṯ vaashchiTech vaiyashChet vaiyashChitu vattashChet vattashchiTem vattashChiti vattishshaChet vehammashChit vehashchiTah vehishchatTem vehishchatTi vehishChit vehishChitu venashChitah venishChat veshaChetu veshiChata veshichaTah veshichatTem veshichaTu veshiChet wā’ašḥîṯêḵ wā·’aš·ḥî·ṯêḵ wat·taš·ḥêṯ wat·taš·ḥî·ṯêm wat·taš·ḥi·ṯî wat·tiš·šā·ḥêṯ wattašḥêṯ wattašḥîṯêm wattašḥiṯî wattiššāḥêṯ way·yaš·ḥêṯ way·yaš·ḥi·ṯū way·yaš·ḥî·ṯū wayyašḥêṯ wayyašḥiṯū wayyašḥîṯū wə·ham·maš·ḥîṯ wə·haš·ḥî·ṯāh wə·hiš·ḥat·tem wə·hiš·ḥat·tî wə·hiš·ḥî·ṯū wə·hiš·ḥîṯ wə·naš·ḥî·ṯāh wə·niš·ḥaṯ wə·ša·ḥê·ṯū wə·ši·ḥa·tā wə·ši·ḥă·ṯāh wə·ši·ḥă·ṯū wə·ši·ḥat·tem wə·ši·ḥêṯ wəhammašḥîṯ wəhašḥîṯāh wəhišḥattem wəhišḥattî wəhišḥîṯ wəhišḥîṯū wənašḥîṯāh wənišḥaṯ wəšaḥêṯū wəšiḥatā wəšiḥăṯāh wəšiḥattem wəšiḥăṯū wəšiḥêṯ yaš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā yaš·ḥî·ṯū yaš·ḥiṯ yaš·ḥîṯ yashChit yashchiTecha yashChitu yašḥiṯ yašḥîṯ yašḥîṯeḵā yašḥîṯū