מַשְׁחִית mashchit
Hebrew word for “destruction” · Strong’s H4889 · used 12 times in 12 verses
Meaning
ruin, destruction
How it is translated
Glosses given for mashchit in context, with how often each is used:
- destruction 11
- destroyer 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel | 4 | 0.2 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Exodus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Proverbs | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 |
Chapters where it is used most
Exodus 12 (1), 2 Kings 23 (1), 2 Chronicles 20 (1), 2 Chronicles 22 (1), Proverbs 18 (1), Jeremiah 5 (1), Jeremiah 51 (1), Ezekiel 5 (1), Ezekiel 9 (1), Ezekiel 21 (1)
Forms
- למשׁחית 7
- משׁחית 3
- המשׁחית 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with mashchit more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- הַר har “mountain” 3
- אֱנוֹשׁ enosh “human” 3
- עַמּוֹן ammon “Ammon” 2
- שָׁחַת shachat “to ruin” 2
- מוֹאָב moav “Moab” 2
- כֶם khem “you” 2
- רַע ra “bad” 2
- רָאָה raah “to see” 2
Key verses
The verses using mashchit that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 12:13 — And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to…
- 2 Kings 23:13 — And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for…
- 2 Chronicles 20:23 — For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy and when they had made an end of the inhabitants…
- 2 Chronicles 22:4 — Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction.
- Proverbs 18:9 — He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- Jeremiah 5:26 — For among my people are found wicked they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
- Jeremiah 51:25 — Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the LORD, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee…
- Ezekiel 5:16 — When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the…
- Ezekiel 9:6 — Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they…
- Ezekiel 21:31 — And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to…
- Ezekiel 25:15 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
- Daniel 10:8 — Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained…
See all 12 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.