שָׁחַת
Strong's H7843
shâchath
/shaw-khath'/
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7843
- Hebrew
- שָׁחַת
- Transliteration
- shâchath
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-khath'/
- KJV Translations
- 13 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
battercast offcorrupt(-erthing)destroy(-er-uction)losemarperishspillspoilerutterlywaste(-r)
Related Hebrew Words
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