Original Word: שָׁחַת
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shachath
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-khath')
Definition: perhaps to go to ruinWord Origin
a prim. root
Definition
perhaps to go to ruin
NASB Translation
act corruptly (4), act...corruptly (1), acted corruptly (3), acted...corruptly (1), acting corruptly (1), blemished animal (1), corrupt (8), corrupted (4), depravity (1), destroy (69), destroyed (14), destroyer (4), destroyers (1), destroying (7), destroys (5), destruction (2), devastate (1), felled (2), go to ruin (1), harm (2), jeopardize (1), laid waste (1), polluted (1), raiders (2), ravage (1), ravaged (1), ruin (1), ruined (4), set (1), spoiled (1), stifled (1), waste (1), wasted (1), wreaking destruction (1).

[שָׁחַת]₁₅₁ verb go to ruin (?), only derived species (Late Hebrew Hiph`il = Biblical Hebrew, Ecclus. שחיתה Ecclesiasticus 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, Perfect3masculine singular נִשְׁחַת, of waistcloth Jeremiah 13:7, vessel Jeremiah 18:4; be injured, or even (hyperb.) ruined, Imperfect3feminine singular תִּשָּׁחֵת Exodus 8:20 (J) of land (מִפְנֵי הֶעָרֹב); be corrupted, corrupt, in mnorals and rel., of earth, Perfect3feminine singular נִשְׁחָ֑תָה Genesis 6:12 (P), Imperfect3feminine singular ׳לִפְנֵי הָא ׳וַתִּשּׁ Genesis 6:11 (P); so Participle feminine plural as adjective נִשְׁחָתוֺת Ezekiel 20:44.

Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular שִׁחֵת Exodus 32:7 +, suffix שִׁחֶתְךָ Hosea 13:9; 2masculine 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 3b), 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 is, 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 Perfect3masculine singular הִשְׁחִית Genesis 6:12 +; 1 singular וְהִשְׁחַתִּ֫י Jeremiah 51:20, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַשְׁחִית Daniel 8:24 +, יַשְׁחִת Malachi 3:11 +, וַיַּשְׁחֵת 1 Chronicles 20:1; 2feminine 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 2Chronicles 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; 2Chronicles 24:23 (+ מִן separ.), + 12 t., + (accusative of person omitted) Isaiah 51:13 4t., accusative בֵּית דָּוִד2Chronicles 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), 2Ki 36:10 (twice in verse) = 2 Kings 18:25 (twice in verse) + 11 t. + (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); ׳הִשׁ הִתְעִיבוּ 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), 2Chronicles 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: Prov 57:1; Prov 58:1; Prov 59:1; Prov 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.

batter, cast off, corrupter, thing, destroyer lose, mar, perish, spill,

A primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, X utterly, waste(-r).

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 yašḥîṯūInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts