7825. shechith
Strong's Lexicon
shechith: Destruction, ruin, corruption

Original Word: שְׁחִית
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shchiyth
Pronunciation: shek-HEETH
Phonetic Spelling: (shekh-eeth')
Definition: Destruction, ruin, corruption
Meaning: a pit-fall

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁחַת (shachat), meaning "to destroy" or "to corrupt."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - ἀπώλεια (apōleia) - G684, meaning "destruction" or "ruin."

- φθορά (phthora) - G5356, meaning "corruption" or "decay."

Usage: The Hebrew word "shechith" primarily denotes a state of destruction or ruin. It is often used in the context of physical destruction or moral corruption. The term can refer to the devastation brought about by divine judgment or the moral decay of individuals or societies.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Near Eastern context, the concept of destruction was often associated with divine retribution. The Israelites understood that moral corruption and idolatry could lead to national ruin, as seen in the warnings of the prophets. The term "shechith" would have resonated with the audience as a serious consequence of turning away from God's commandments.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shachah
Definition
a pit
NASB Translation
destructions (1), pits (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שְׁחִית] noun feminine id.; — plural suffix נִלְכַּד בִּשְׁתִיתוֺתָם Lamentations 4:20, ׳וִימַלֵּט מִשּׁ Psalm 107:20.

שׁחוֺר see שִׁיחוֺר. שְׁחוֺר see I. שׁחר.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
destruction, pit

From shachah; a pit-fall (literally or figuratively) -- destruction, pit.

see HEBREW shachah

Forms and Transliterations
בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑ם בשחיתותם מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃ משחיתותם׃ biš·ḥî·ṯō·w·ṯām bishchitoTam bišḥîṯōwṯām miš·šə·ḥî·ṯō·w·ṯām mishshechitoTam miššəḥîṯōwṯām
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 107:20
HEB: וְיִרְפָּאֵ֑ם וִֽ֝ימַלֵּ֗ט מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם׃ ׆
NAS: them, And delivered [them] from their destructions.
KJV: them, and delivered [them] from their destructions.
INT: and healed and delivered their destructions

Lamentations 4:20
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה נִלְכַּ֖ד בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔רְנוּ
NAS: Was captured in their pits, Of whom
KJV: was taken in their pits, of whom we said,
INT: the LORD'S was captured their pits of whom had said

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7825
2 Occurrences


biš·ḥî·ṯō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ.
miš·šə·ḥî·ṯō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ.















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