שָׁחַת (shâchath) — Batter
Hebrew word study: שָׁחַת (shâchath), Strong's H7843. to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
KJV translation words: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).
Strong's H7843 is tagged on 146 words in 135 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 6:11 and last appears in Malachi 3:11.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 135)
- Genesis 6:11 — וַתִּשָּׁחֵת — and it was corrupt
- Genesis 6:12 — נִשְׁחָתָה — it was corrupt
- Genesis 6:13 — מַשְׁחִיתָם — about to destroy them
- Genesis 6:17 — לְשַׁחֵת — to destroy
- Genesis 9:11 — לְשַׁחֵת — to destroy
- Genesis 9:15 — לְשַׁחֵת — to destroy
- Genesis 13:10 — שַׁחֵת — destroyed
- Genesis 18:28 — הֲתַשְׁחִית — ¿ will you destroy
- Genesis 18:31 — אַשְׁחִית — I will destroy it
- Genesis 18:32 — אַשְׁחִית — I will destroy it
- Genesis 19:13 — מַשְׁחִתִים — are about to destroy
- Genesis 19:14 — מַשְׁחִית — is about to destroy
- Genesis 19:29 — בְּשַׁחֵת — when destroyed
- Genesis 38:9 — וְשִׁחֵת — and he spoiled
- Exodus 8:24 — תִּשָּׁחֵת — it was ruined
- Exodus 12:23 — הַמַּשְׁחִית — the destroyer
- Exodus 21:26 — וְשִׁחֲתָהּ — and he will destroy it
- Exodus 32:7 — שִׁחֵת — it has behaved corruptly
- Leviticus 19:27 — תַשְׁחִית — you will trim
- Numbers 32:15 — וְשִׁחַתֶּם — and you will destroy
- Deuteronomy 4:16 — תַּשְׁחִתוּן — you should act corruptly
- Deuteronomy 4:25 — וְהִשְׁחַתֶּם — and you will act corruptly
- Deuteronomy 4:31 — יַשְׁחִיתֶךָ — he will destroy you
- Deuteronomy 9:12 — שִׁחֵת — it has acted corruptly
- Deuteronomy 9:26 — תַּשְׁחֵת — you destroy
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H516 אַל תַּשְׁחֵת (ʼAl tashchêth), H4889 מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth), H4893 מִשְׁחָת (mishchâth), H7844 שְׁחַת (shᵉchath).
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Frequently asked questions
What does shâchath (H7843) mean?
To decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively).
How is H7843 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H7843 as: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r)..
How often does שָׁחַת (shâchath) appear?
Strong's H7843 is tagged on 146 words in 135 verses across 25 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 6:11 and last appears in Malachi 3:11.
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