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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7745. שׁוּחָה (shuchah) -- Pit, ditch</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7745.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/proverbs/22-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7745.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7745</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7744.htm" title="7744">◄</a> 7745. shuchah <a href="../hebrew/7746.htm" title="7746">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">shuchah: Pit, ditch</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שׁוּחָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shuwchah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>shoo-khah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shoo-khaw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pit, ditch<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a chasm<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שׁוּחַ (shuwach), meaning "to sink down" or "to bow down."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shuchah," similar concepts can be found in words like βόθυνος (bothynos - G1037), meaning "pit" or "abyss," used in the Septuagint and New Testament to describe places of entrapment or judgment.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "shuchah" refers to a pit or a ditch, often used metaphorically to describe a place of danger, entrapment, or destruction. It conveys the idea of being in a low or perilous position, both physically and spiritually. In the biblical context, it is frequently used to depict the consequences of wickedness or the traps set by enemies.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, pits and ditches were common features of the landscape, used for various purposes such as storing water, trapping animals, or as defensive structures. Metaphorically, they represented danger and the potential for downfall. The imagery of a pit was powerful in conveying the idea of being trapped or in a dire situation, often used in wisdom literature and prophetic writings to illustrate moral and spiritual lessons.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/7743.htm">shuach</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a pit<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pit (4), pits (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">שׁוּחָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>pit</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-6.htm">Jeremiah 2:6</a> <em>land of steppe and pits</em> (collective); figurative, <font class="hebrew2">לי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כָּרָה שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Jeremiah 18:20</a>, so <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-22.htm">Jeremiah 18:22</a> (Qr); <font class="hebrew2">עֲמֻקָּה</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-27.htm">Proverbs 23:27</a> <em>deep pit</em> (in figurative of harlot), compare <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-14.htm">Proverbs 22:14</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>ditch, pit <p>From <a href="/hebrew/7743.htm">shuwach</a>; a chasm -- ditch, pit. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7743.htm">shuwach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְשׁוּחָה֙ ושוחה שׁוּחָ֖ה שׁוּחָ֣ה שוחה shuChah šū·ḥāh šūḥāh veshuChah wə·šū·ḥāh wəšūḥāh<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 22:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> שׁוּחָ֣ה </b> עֲ֭מֻקָּה פִּ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/22.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is a deep <span class="itali">pit;</span> He who is cursed<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/22.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] a deep <span class="itali">pit:</span> he that is abhorred<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/22-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">pit</span> deep the mouth<p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> כִּֽי־ <b> שׁוּחָ֣ה </b> עֲמֻקָּ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is a deep <span class="itali">pit</span> And an adulterous woman<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] a deep <span class="itali">ditch;</span> and a strange woman<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for <span class="itali">pit</span> deep A harlot<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 2:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּאֶ֨רֶץ עֲרָבָ֤ה <b> וְשׁוּחָה֙ </b> בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙ צִיָּ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of deserts <span class="itali">and of pits,</span> Through a land<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of deserts <span class="itali">and of pits,</span> through a land<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A land of deserts <span class="itali">pits</span> A land of drought<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/18-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 18:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כִּֽי־ כָר֥וּ <b> שׁוּחָ֖ה </b> לְנַפְשִׁ֑י זְכֹ֣ר ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> For they have dug <span class="itali">a pit</span> for me. Remember<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for they have digged <span class="itali">a pit</span> for my soul.<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> for dig <span class="itali">A pit</span> my soul Remember<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7745.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7745.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7745<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/shuchah_7745.htm">šū·ḥāh — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshuchah_7745.htm">wə·šū·ḥāh — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7744.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7744"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7744" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7746.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7746"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7746" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>