H7843Hebrewšaḥēṯ

שָׁחַת

batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).

142
Total Occurrences
25
Books
142
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
  • 2(niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
  • 3(piel)
  • 4(hiphil)
  • 5(hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâchath; Pronunciation: shaw-khath'