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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: 7844. שְׁחַת (shechath) -- Pit, destruction, corruption</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7844.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/daniel/2-9.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/7844.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> > 7844</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/7843.htm" title="7843">◄</a> 7844. shechath <a href="../hebrew/7845.htm" title="7845">►</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">shechath: Pit, destruction, corruption</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">שְׁחַת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>shchath<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>sheh-khath'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(shekh-ath')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pit, destruction, corruption<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to decay, ruin<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root שָׁחַת (shachath), meaning "to destroy" or "to corrupt."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>Strong's Greek 5421 (phrear):</b> A pit or well, often used in the Septuagint to translate "shechath."<p> - <b>Strong's Greek 684 (apoleia):</b> Destruction or ruin, capturing the essence of moral and physical decay.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "shechath" primarily refers to a pit or a place of destruction. It is often used metaphorically to describe a state of ruin or moral corruption. In the context of the Old Testament, it can denote both physical and spiritual decay or downfall.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of a "pit" was often associated with Sheol, the abode of the dead, or a place of deep despair and hopelessness. The imagery of a pit was used to convey the idea of being trapped or in a state of irreversible decline. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of life, death, and the afterlife, where the pit symbolized the ultimate separation from the living and from God.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm">shachath</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to corrupt<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>corrupt (1), corruption (2).<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">שְׁחַת</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>corrupt</b></font> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font><sup>J</sup> (once), Syriac <img src="/bdbgif/bdb111501.gif">; Biblical Hebrew [<font class="hebrew2">שָׁחַת</font>]); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pe`al</b></font> <em>Passive participle</em> feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">שְׁחִיתָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-9.htm">Daniel 2:9</a> <em>corrupt</em> word; as noun = <em>fault</em> <a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-5.htm">Daniel 6:5</a> (twice in verse) (compare <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalm 17:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ruth/4-22.htm">Ruth 4:22</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>corrupt, fault <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm">shachath</a> -- corrupt, fault. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm">shachath</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ ושחיתה ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh ūšəḥîṯāh ushechiTah<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/daniel/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמִלָּ֨ה כִדְבָ֤ה <b> וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ </b> [הַזְמִנְתּוּן כ]</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lying <span class="itali">and corrupt</span> words<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> lying <span class="itali">and corrupt</span> words<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> words lying <span class="itali">and corrupt</span> prepare to speak<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכָל־ עִלָּ֨ה <b> וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה </b> לָא־ יָכְלִ֣ין</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ground of accusation <span class="itali">or [evidence of] corruption,</span> inasmuch<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> nor <span class="itali">fault;</span> forasmuch<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> but of accusation <span class="itali">corruption</span> none could<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 6:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכָל־ שָׁלוּ֙ <b> וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה </b> לָ֥א הִשְׁתְּכַ֖חַת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> negligence <span class="itali">or corruption</span> was [to be] found<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> error <span class="itali">or fault</span> found<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/6-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> all negligence <span class="itali">corruption</span> nor found<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7844.htm">3 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7844.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7844<br>3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ushechitah_7844.htm">ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh — 3 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'; 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