Hebrew · H7843, H5971

אַל-תַּשְׁחֵת עַמְּךָ

To decay , i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) · a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

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שָׁחַת H7843 to decay , i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation shachat

Destruction through decay or corruption; often describes moral/spiritual ruin, not merely physical damage.

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עַם H5971 a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants ; figuratively, a flock

Pronunciation am

Collective body unified by kinship or covenant; Israel's foundational term for God's chosen people as organic whole.

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What does אַל-תַּשְׁחֵת עַמְּךָ (al-tashchet amekha) mean in the Bible?

שָׁחַת · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Do not destroy your people — the intercessory appeal to the LORD's prior claim".

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What does שָׁחַת · עַם mean in the Bible?

שָׁחַת · עַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Do not destroy your people — the intercessory appeal to the LORD's prior claim".

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7843, H5971?

H7843, H5971 is connected to 2,017 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Hebrew phrase. Do not destroy your people — the intercessory appeal to the LORD's prior claim

Strong's H7843, H5971

Lexical occurrences 2,017 verses Word forms 4 forms 62 references

Source Gloss

Do not destroy your people — the intercessory appeal to the LORD's prior claim

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups 4 Aligned forms 62

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 42×

Imperfect 2Sam 20:20 · Gen 18:28 · Gen 18:31 · Gen 18:32 · Jer 13:9 · Ruth 4:6 · Dan 8:24 · Dan 8:25 · Dan 9:26 · Mal 3:11 · Prov 11:9 · Ps 78:38 · Deut 20:19 · Deut 20:20 · Lev 19:27 · Isa 11:9 17×

Participle active 1Chr 21:12 · 2Chr 27:2 · 2Sam 20:15 · Gen 19:13 · Gen 19:14 · Isa 1:4 · Isa 54:16 · Jer 2:30 · Jer 6:28 · Jer 22:7 · Jer 51:1 · Judg 20:42 · Prov 6:32 · Prov 28:24 14×

Perfect 2Chr 34:11 · Isa 37:12 · Jer 49:9 · Ps 14:1 · Ps 53:2 · Zeph 3:7 · Gen 6:12 7×

Jussive Deut 9:26 1×

Infinitive absolute Deut 31:29 1×

Infinitive construct Isa 65:8 1×

Cohortative Jer 11:19 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 14×

Perfect Deut 9:12 · Deut 32:5 · Exod 32:7 · Jer 48:18 · Lam 2:5 · Lam 2:6 · 2Kgs 19:12 · Hos 9:9 · Jer 12:10 · Nah 2:3 · Ezek 28:17 · Isa 14:20 · Mal 2:8 13×

Infinitive construct Gen 13:10 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×

Participle passive Mal 1:14 · Prov 25:26 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×

Perfect Gen 6:12 · Jer 13:7 2×

Imperfect Exod 8:20 1×

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