What does שְׁחַת (šĕḥat) mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H7844
שְׁחַת
Corrupt, fault.
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שְׁחַת H7844
Pronunciation šĕḥat
What does שְׁחַת (šĕḥat) mean in the Bible?
שְׁחַת (šĕḥat) is a Hebrew word meaning "corrupt, fault.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7844?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include or corruption (2), and fraudulent (1).
Where does שְׁחַת (šĕḥat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (3).
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 or corruption 2× Daniel 6:4
and fraudulent 1× Daniel 2:9
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:9 וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ to and fraudulent Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Daniel 6:4 וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה to or corruption Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Daniel 6:4 וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה to or corruption Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:9
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 1
Daniel 3
Source forms
וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ 1x ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh Daniel 2:9
וּשְׁחִיתָ֜ה 1x ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh Daniel 6:4
וּשְׁחִיתָ֔ה 1x ū·šə·ḥî·ṯāh Daniel 6:4
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 3x Daniel 2:9, Daniel 6:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. corrupt, fault.
Source Gloss
corrupt, fault.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: corrupt Usage: corrupt, fault.
Word Origins
שְׁחַת is built from this root:
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