What does שׁוּחָה (šûḥāh) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּחָה (šûḥāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a chasm".
Hebrew · H7745
שׁוּחָה
A chasm
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שׁוּחָה H7745
Pronunciation šûḥāh
What does שׁוּחָה (šûḥāh) mean in the Bible?
שׁוּחָה (šûḥāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "a chasm".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7745?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include pit (2), a pit (1), and pits (1).
Where does שׁוּחָה (šûḥāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 22:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Proverbs (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It pit 2× Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 23:27
a pit 1× Jeremiah 18:20
and pits 1× Jeremiah 2:6
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 22:14
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 2
Proverbs 2 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
שׁוּחָ֣ה 2x šū·ḥāh Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 23:27
וְשׁוּחָה֙ 1x wə·šū·ḥāh Jeremiah 2:6
שׁוּחָ֖ה 1x šū·ḥāh Jeremiah 18:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 3x Proverbs 22:14, Proverbs 23:27, Jeremiah 18:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular 1x Jeremiah 2:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a chasm
Source Gloss
a chasm
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a chasm BDB: pit Usage: ditch, pit.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
A trap or danger dug by enemies, metaphor for destruction
A deep hole representing moral danger or the snare of an adulteress
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שׁוּחָה is built from this root:
שׁוּחַ H7743
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain