What does שַׁחַד (shochad) mean in the Bible?
שַׁחַד (shochad): Bribe that corrupts justice; a gift given to pervert judgment or secure favor illegally
Hebrew · H7810
שַׁחַד
A donation (venal or redemptive)
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שַׁחַד H7810
Pronunciation shochad
What does שַׁחַד (shochad) mean in the Bible?
שַׁחַד (shochad): Bribe that corrupts justice; a gift given to pervert judgment or secure favor illegally
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7810?
The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a bribe (9), bribe (3), bribes (3), . . . (1), a gift (1).
Where does שַׁחַד (shochad) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 23:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (4), Isaiah (4), Proverbs (4), Exodus (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 a bribe 9× Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, Psalms 15:5
bribe 3× Deuteronomy 10:17, Proverbs 17:23, Proverbs 21:14
bribes 3× 1 Samuel 8:3, Isaiah 1:23, Ezekiel 22:12
. . . 1× 2 Chronicles 19:7
a gift 1× 1 Kings 15:19
as a gift 1× 2 Kings 16:8
for a bribe 1× Micah 3:11
gifts 1× Proverbs 6:35
of bribery 1× Job 15:34
of bribes 1× Psalms 26:10
reward 1× Isaiah 45:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 23:8 וְשֹׁ֖חַד to a bribe Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 23:8 הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ to a bribe Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 10:17 שֹֽׁחַד׃ to bribe Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 16:19 שֹׁ֔חַד to a bribe Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 16:19 הַשֹּׁ֗חַד to a bribe Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 27:25 שֹׁ֔חַד to a bribe Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 8:3 שֹׁ֔חַד to bribes Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 15:19 שֹׁ֙חַד֙ to a gift Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 16:8 שֹֽׁחַד׃ to as a gift Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 19:7 שֹֽׁחַד׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 23:8
Aligned rows 23
Books represented 12
Exodus 2 Deuteronomy 4 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 4 Ezekiel 1 Micah 1
Source forms
שֹׁ֔חַד 4x šō·ḥaḏ Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3, Isaiah 1:23
שֹֽׁחַד׃ 4x šō·ḥaḏ Deuteronomy 10:17, 2 Kings 16:8, 2 Chronicles 19:7, Job 15:34
וְשֹׁ֥חַד 2x wə·šō·ḥaḏ Psalms 15:5, Proverbs 21:14
בְשֹׁ֔חַד 1x ḇə·šō·ḥaḏ Isaiah 45:13
בְּשֹׁ֣חַד 1x bə·šō·ḥaḏ Micah 3:11
בַּשֹּׁ֔חַד 1x baš·šō·ḥaḏ Isaiah 33:15
הַשֹּׁ֙חַד֙ 1x haš·šō·ḥaḏ Exodus 23:8
הַשֹּׁ֗חַד 1x haš·šō·ḥaḏ Deuteronomy 16:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 14x Deuteronomy 10:17, Deuteronomy 16:19, Deuteronomy 27:25, 1 Samuel 8:3
Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 23:8, Deuteronomy 16:19, Proverbs 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Exodus 23:8, Psalms 15:5, Proverbs 21:14
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 45:13, Micah 3:11
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 33:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Bribe that corrupts justice; a gift given to pervert judgment or secure favor illegally
Source Gloss
a donation (venal or redemptive)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Bribe that corrupts justice; a gift given to pervert judgment or secure favor illegally
a donation (venal or redemptive) BDB: present Usage: bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
A payment given to influence judgment unjustly.
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Word Origins
שַׁחַד is built from this root:
שָׁחַד H7809
Why This Word Matters
It reveals systemic corruption in both civic and religious leadership. Micah 3:9-12
Part of These Phrases
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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