Strong’s H516
אַל תַּשְׁחֵת — ʼAl tashchêth
אַל תַּשְׁחֵת (ʼAl tashchêth, Strong’s H516) means: 'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song.
'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
- H516
- /al tash-kayth'/
- 8× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- ʼAl tashchêth
- Pronunciation
- al tash-kayth'
- Occurrences
- 8
Meaning
- Hebrew
- אַל תַּשְׁחֵת
- Definition
- 'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
- Derivation
- from H408 (אַל) and H7843 (שָׁחַת);
- King James Version renders it as
- Al-taschith.
Derived from
- אַל ʼalH408 · not · 725×
- שָׁחַת shâchathH7843 · to decay · 147×
Where it appears
The first verses that use ʼAl tashchêth (8 times in all).
Sources
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