The meaning of “מַשְׁחִית”
Understanding mashchîyth reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, [idiom] utterly. - destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally...
מַשְׁחִית
corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, [idiom] utterly. - destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption) 1) ruin, destruction
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 12:13 | “And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.” Word: מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth) | |
| 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 Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.” Word: מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth) | |
| 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.” Word: מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth) | |
| 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 down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.” Word: מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth) | |
| 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 destroy.” Word: מַשְׁחִית (mashchîyth) |