שָׁחַת shachat

Hebrew word for “to ruin” · Strong’s H7843 · used 146 times in 135 verses

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Meaning

1) to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay;

How it is translated

Glosses given for shachat in context, with how often each is used:

• destroy 40
• will destroy 20
• destroyed 12
• destroyer 7
• destroying 7
• about to destroy 4
• ruined 4
• corrupt 3
• spoiled 3
• has acted corruptly 2
• acted corruptly 2
• behaved corruptly 2

Where it is used

Also in 13 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Genesis 6 (4), Judges 20 (4), Jeremiah 51 (4), Genesis 18 (3), Genesis 19 (3), Deuteronomy 4 (3), Jeremiah 13 (3), Lamentations 2 (3), Genesis 9 (2), Deuteronomy 9 (2)

Forms

• לשׁחת 10
• שׁחת 9
• להשׁחית 8
• משׁחית 7
• אשׁחית 6
• המשׁחית 6
• השׁחיתו 6
• וישׁחיתו 5
• משׁחיתים 4
• שׁחתו 4

Words used with it

Words that share verses with shachat more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• שָׁלַח shalach “to send” 13
• מִן־ min “from” 13
• עִיר ir “city” 12
• כָּרַת karat “to cut” 8
• שׁוּב shuv “to return” 11
• עָלָה alah “to ascend” 10
• יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 9
• דֶּרֶךְ derekh “way” 9
• דָּוִד david “David” 10
• יָצָא yatsa “to come out” 10
• עַיִן ayin “eye” 9
• חֶרֶב cherev “sword” 7

Key verses

The verses using shachat that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Genesis 6:17 — And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that…
• 2 Samuel 24:16 — And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It…
• 2 Chronicles 25:16 — And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the…
• Psalms 14:1 — [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none…
• Isaiah 1:4 — Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One…
• Isaiah 11:9 — They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.
• Isaiah 51:13 — And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because…
• Jeremiah 2:30 — In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
• Jeremiah 51:11 — Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it;…
• Daniel 9:26 — And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the…
• Amos 1:11 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the…
• Malachi 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of…

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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.