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Hebrew word study

שָׁחַתshâchath — to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figurativ…

Pronounced “shaw-khath'”

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

Translated in the King James as: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).

Appears 146 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Genesis — 17×

Genesis 6:11 Genesis 6:12 Genesis 6:13 Genesis 6:17 Genesis 9:11 Genesis 9:15 Genesis 13:10 Genesis 18:28 Genesis 18:31 Genesis 18:32 Genesis 19:13 Genesis 19:14 Genesis 19:29 Genesis 38:9+ 3 more in Genesis

Exodus — 4×

Exodus 8:24 Exodus 12:23 Exodus 21:26 Exodus 32:7

Leviticus — 1×

Leviticus 19:27

Numbers — 1×

Deuteronomy — 11×

Deuteronomy 4:16 Deuteronomy 4:25 Deuteronomy 4:31 Deuteronomy 9:12 Deuteronomy 9:26 Deuteronomy 10:10 Deuteronomy 20:19 Deuteronomy 20:20 Deuteronomy 31:29 Deuteronomy 32:5+ 1 more in Deuteronomy

Joshua — 1×

Judges — 7×

Judges 2:19 Judges 6:4 Judges 6:5 Judges 20:21 Judges 20:25 Judges 20:35 Judges 20:42

Ruth — 1×

1 Samuel — 6×

1 Sam 6:5 1 Sam 13:17 1 Sam 14:15 1 Sam 23:10 1 Sam 26:9 1 Sam 26:15

2 Samuel — 7×

2 Sam 1:14 2 Sam 11:1 2 Sam 14:11 2 Sam 20:15 2 Sam 20:20 2 Sam 24:16+ 1 more in 2 Samuel

2 Kings — 5×

2 Ki 8:19 2 Ki 13:23 2 Ki 18:25 2 Ki 19:12+ 1 more in 2 Kings

1 Chronicles — 5×

1 Chr 20:1 1 Chr 21:12 1 Chr 21:15+ 2 more in 1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles — 10×

2 Chr 12:7 2 Chr 12:12 2 Chr 21:7 2 Chr 24:23 2 Chr 25:16 2 Chr 26:16 2 Chr 27:2 2 Chr 34:11 2 Chr 35:21 2 Chr 36:19

Psalms — 5×

Psalms 14:1 Psalms 53:1 Psalms 78:38 Psalms 78:45 Psalms 106:23

Proverbs — 5×

Proverbs 6:32 Proverbs 11:9 Proverbs 23:8 Proverbs 25:26 Proverbs 28:24

Isaiah — 11×

Isaiah 1:4 Isaiah 11:9 Isaiah 14:20 Isaiah 36:10 Isaiah 37:12 Isaiah 51:13 Isaiah 54:16 Isaiah 65:8 Isaiah 65:25+ 2 more in Isaiah

Jeremiah — 21×

Jeremiah 2:30 Jeremiah 4:7 Jeremiah 5:10 Jeremiah 6:5 Jeremiah 6:28 Jeremiah 11:19 Jeremiah 12:10 Jeremiah 13:7 Jeremiah 13:9 Jeremiah 13:14 Jeremiah 15:3 Jeremiah 15:6 Jeremiah 18:4 Jeremiah 22:7 Jeremiah 36:29 Jeremiah 48:18 Jeremiah 49:9 Jeremiah 51:1 Jeremiah 51:11 Jeremiah 51:20 Jeremiah 51:25

Lamentations — 3×

Lam 2:5 Lam 2:6 Lam 2:8

Ezekiel — 11×

Ezekiel 5:16 Ezekiel 9:8 Ezekiel 16:47 Ezekiel 20:17 Ezekiel 20:44 Ezekiel 22:30 Ezekiel 23:11 Ezekiel 26:4 Ezekiel 28:17 Ezekiel 30:11 Ezekiel 43:3

Daniel — 5×

Daniel 8:24 Daniel 8:25 Daniel 9:26 Daniel 11:17+ 1 more in Daniel

Hosea — 3×

Hosea 9:9 Hosea 11:9 Hosea 13:9

Amos — 1×

Nahum — 1×

Zephaniah — 1×

Malachi — 3×

Malachi 1:14 Malachi 2:8 Malachi 3:11

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.