שַׁחַת

shachath · Hebrew · Strong's H7845 · 23 occurrences

The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “destruction”

What it means

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

from H7743 (שׁוּחַ);

How the KJV renders it

corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“destruction”

also renders sýntrimma (G4938), apṓleia (G684), ólethros (G3639), kathaíresis (G2506), ʼăbaddôwn (H11), ʼêyd (H343), dakkâʼ (H1793), hărîyçûwth (H2035), chebel (H2256), kîyd (H3589), mᵉhûwmâh (H4103), mᵉchittâh (H4288), qôṭeb (H6987), qᵉphâdâh (H7089), qerets (H7171), sheber (H7667), shibrôwn (H7670), shôwʼ (H7722), tᵉbûwçâh (H8395), tablîyth (H8399)

“grave”

also renders semnós (G4586), mnēma (G3418), mnēmeîon (G3419), háidēs (G86), châtsab (H2672), pâçal (H6458), qᵉbûwrâh (H6900), qeber (H6913), shᵉʼôwl (H7585)

“pit”

also renders bóthynos (G999), phréar (G5421), ábyssos (G12), bôwr (H953), gêb (H1356), gûwmmâts (H1475), shᵉʼôwl (H7585), shûwchâh (H7745), shîychâh (H7882)

“corruption”

also renders phthorá (G5356), diaphthorá (G1312), mishchâth (H4893)

“ditch”

also renders bóthynos (G999), gêb (H1356), shûwchâh (H7745)

Answers that weigh this word

Where it appears

23 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

Ezekiel 19:4 · HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp

The nations also heard of him. He was taken in their pit; and they brought him with hooks to the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 19:8 · HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp

Then the nations attacked him on every side from the provinces. They spread their net over him. He was taken in their pit.

Ezekiel 28:8 · HRd/Ncfsa

They will bring you down to the pit. You will die the death of those who are slain in the heart of the seas.

Isaiah 38:17 · HR/Ncfsc

Behold, for peace I had great anguish, but you have in love for my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption; for you have cast all my sins behind your back.

Isaiah 51:14 · HRd/Ncfsa

The captive exile will speedily be freed. He will not die and go down into the pit. His bread won’t fail.

Job 9:31 · HRd/Ncfsa

yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.

Job 17:14 HRd/NcfsaJob 33:18 HNcfsaJob 33:22 HRd/NcfsaJob 33:24 HNcfsaJob 33:28 HRd/NcfsaJob 33:30 HNcfsaJonah 2:6 HR/NcfsaProverbs 26:27 HNcfsaPsalm 7:15 HR/NcfsaPsalm 9:15 HR/NcfsaPsalm 16:10 HNcfsaPsalm 30:9 HNcfsaPsalm 35:7 HNcfscPsalm 49:9 HTd/NcfsaPsalm 55:23 HNcfsaPsalm 94:13 HNcfsaPsalm 103:4 HR/Ncfsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.