Strong’s H7843
שָׁחַת — shâchath
שָׁחַת (shâchath, Strong’s H7843) means: to decay, i.
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- H7843
- /shaw-khath'/
- 147× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- shâchath
- Pronunciation
- shaw-khath'
- Occurrences
- 147
Meaning
- Hebrew
- שָׁחַת
- Definition
- to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- King James Version renders it as
- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).
Words derived from shâchath
- אַל תַּשְׁחֵת ʼAl tashchêthH516 · 'Thou must not destroy' · 8×
- מַשְׁחִית mashchîythH4889 · destructive · 11×
- מִשְׁחָת mishchâthH4893 · disfigurement · 2×
- שְׁחַת shᵉchathH7844 · to decay · 3×
Where it appears
The first verses that use shâchath (147 times in all).
Sources
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