The meaning of “שׁוּחָה”
Understanding shûwchâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
ditch, pit. - a chasm 1) pit
שׁוּחָה
ditch, pit. - a chasm 1) pit
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Proverbs 22:14 | “The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.” Word: שׁוּחָה (shûwchâh) | |
| Proverbs 23:27 | “For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.” Word: שׁוּחָה (shûwchâh) | |
| Jeremiah 2:6 | “Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?” Word: שׁוּחָה (shûwchâh) | |
| Jeremiah 18:20 | “Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.” Word: שׁוּחָה (shûwchâh) | |
| Jeremiah 18:22 | “Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.” Word: שׁוּחָה (shûwchâh) |