שֹׁחַד shachad
Hebrew word for “bribe” · Strong’s H7810 · used 23 times in 21 verses
Meaning
present, bribe
How it is translated
Glosses given for shachad in context, with how often each is used:
- bribe 21
- gift 2
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy | 4 | 0.3 | |
| Proverbs | 4 | 0.6 | |
| Isaiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Exodus | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Psalms | 2 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Job | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Micah | 1 | 0.7 |
Chapters where it is used most
Proverbs 17 (2), Exodus 23 (1), Deuteronomy 10 (1), Deuteronomy 16 (1), Deuteronomy 27 (1), 1 Samuel 8 (1), 1 Kings 15 (1), 2 Kings 16 (1), 2 Chronicles 19 (1), Job 15 (1)
Forms
- שׁחד 14
- ושׁחד 3
- השׁחד 3
- בשׁחד 3
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shachad more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- לָקַח laqach “to take” 9
- עָוַר avar “to blind” 2
- כֶּסֶף keseph “silver” 4
- סָלַף salaph “to pervert” 2
- נֶשֶׁךְ neshekh “interest” 2
- מְחִיר mechir “price” 2
- צַדִּיק tsaddiq “righteous” 3
- נָטָה natah “to stretch” 3
- בֶּצַע betsa “unjust-gain” 2
- דָּם dam “blood” 3
- חֵיק cheq “bosom” 2
- נָקִי naqi “innocent” 2
Key verses
The verses using shachad that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Exodus 23:8 — And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 10:17 — For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward:
- Deuteronomy 16:19 — Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the…
- 1 Samuel 8:3 — And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7 — Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of…
- Psalms 15:5 — He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
- Isaiah 1:23 — Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the…
- Isaiah 5:23 — Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
- Isaiah 33:15 — He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth…
- Isaiah 45:13 — I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith…
- Ezekiel 22:12 — In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast…
- Micah 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and…
See all 21 verses in the Word Atlas
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