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Hebrew · H7845

שַׁחַת

A pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction

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שַׁחַתH7845
Pronunciationšaḥaṯ

What does שַׁחַת (šaḥaṯ) mean in the Bible?

שַׁחַת (šaḥaṯ): A pit that ensnares; metaphorically extends to moral and physical corruption, ruin, and the grave itself.

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What does שַׁחַת (šaḥaṯ) mean in the Bible?

שַׁחַת (šaḥaṯ): A pit that ensnares; metaphorically extends to moral and physical corruption, ruin, and the grave itself.

How does the BSB render H7845?

The BSB source-word alignment has 23 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to the Pit (4), a pit (3), from the Pit (3), the Pit (3), decay (2).

Where does שַׁחַת (šaḥaṯ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 9:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (9), Job (7), Ezekiel (3), Isaiah (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
to the Pit4×Job 33:22, Job 33:24, Job 33:28, Ezekiel 28:8
a pit3×Psalms 35:7, Psalms 94:13, Proverbs 26:27
from the Pit3×Psalms 103:4, Isaiah 38:17, Jonah 2:6
the Pit3×Job 33:18, Job 33:30, Psalms 30:9
decay2×Psalms 16:10, Psalms 49:9
in their pit2×Ezekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:8
into a pit2×Psalms 7:15, Psalms 9:15
in the dungeon1×Isaiah 51:14
into the pit1×Job 9:31
of destruction1×Psalms 55:23
to corruption1×Job 17:14
Show sample aligned rows
Job 9:31בַּשַּׁ֣חַתtointo the pitPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJob 17:14לַשַּׁ֣חַתtoto corruptionPreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularJob 33:18שָׁ֑חַתtothe PitNoun - feminine singularJob 33:22לַשַּׁ֣חַתtoto the PitPreposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularJob 33:24שָׁ֗חַתtoto the PitNoun - feminine singularJob 33:28בַּשָּׁ֑חַתtoto the PitPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJob 33:30שָׁ֑חַתtothe PitNoun - feminine singularPsalms 7:15בְּשַׁ֣חַתtointo a pitPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 9:15בְּשַׁ֣חַתtointo a pitPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 16:10שָֽׁחַת׃todecayNoun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowJob 9:31
Aligned rows23
Books represented6
Job7Psalms9Proverbs1Isaiah2Ezekiel3Jonah1
Source forms
בְּשַׁ֣חַת2xbə·ša·ḥaṯPsalms 7:15, Psalms 9:15
לַשַּׁ֣חַת2xlaš·ša·ḥaṯJob 17:14, Job 33:22
מִשַּׁ֣חַת2xmiš·ša·ḥaṯPsalms 103:4, Isaiah 38:17
שָׁ֑חַת2xšā·ḥaṯJob 33:18, Job 33:30
בַּשַּׁ֣חַת1xbaš·ša·ḥaṯJob 9:31
בַּשָּׁ֑חַת1xbaš·šā·ḥaṯJob 33:28
בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣ם1xbə·šaḥ·tāmEzekiel 19:4
בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם1xbə·šaḥ·tāmEzekiel 19:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular8xJob 33:18, Job 33:24, Job 33:30, Psalms 16:10
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular4xJob 17:14, Job 33:22, Isaiah 51:14, Ezekiel 28:8
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular2xPsalms 7:15, Psalms 9:15
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural2xEzekiel 19:4, Ezekiel 19:8
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular2xJob 9:31, Job 33:28
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular2xPsalms 103:4, Jonah 2:6
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 49:9
Noun - feminine singular construct1xPsalms 35:7
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Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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