Word Study · Strong's H4889 · Hebrew
מַשְׁחִית
mashchith
mash-kheeth'
Strong's 1890 spelling: mashchîyth
“destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)
Rendered in the KJV as
corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, [idiom] utterly.
- 12occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 9inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 12 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 9
- לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית3
- מַשְׁחִֽית׃2
- הַמַּשְׁחִית֒1
- הַמַּשְׁחִית֙1
- לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית1
- לְמַשְׁחִ֗ית1
- לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית1
- לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃1
- מַשְׁחִ֖ית1
How it is rendered · 6
- to destruction4
- destruction2
- for destruction2
- the destruction2
- a destroyer1
- into destruction1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- preposition + noun · masculine singular7
- noun · masculine singular3
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncmsa · 7
- HNcmsa · 3
- HTd/Ncmsa · 2
All 12, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Ezekiel4 of 12 · 33%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 12 · 17%
- Jeremiah2 of 12 · 17%
- Exodus1 of 12 · 8%
- 2 Kings1 of 12 · 8%
Ezekiel carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 20:23לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃lemashchitpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had made an end to the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.here: to destruction
- 2 Chronicles 22:4לְמַשְׁחִ֥יתlemashchitpreposition + noun · masculine singularAnd he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.here: to destruction
Proverbs1 occurrence
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 5:26מַשְׁחִ֖יתmashchitnoun · masculine singularFor among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men.here: a destroyer
- Jeremiah 51:25הַמַּשְׁחִית֙hamashchitthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain.here: the destruction
Ezekiel4 occurrences
- Ezekiel 5:16לְמַשְׁחִ֔יתlemashchitpreposition + noun · masculine singularWhen I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food.here: for destruction
- Ezekiel 9:6לְמַשְׁחִ֗יתlemashchitpreposition + noun · masculine singularSlaughter the old men, the young men and maidens, the women and children; but do not go near anyone who has the mark. Now begin at My sanctuary.” So they began with the elders who were before the temple.here: to destruction
- Ezekiel 21:31מַשְׁחִֽית׃mashchitnoun · masculine singularI will pour out My anger upon you; I will breathe the fire of My fury against you; I will hand you over to brutal men, skilled in destruction.here: destruction
- Ezekiel 25:15לְמַשְׁחִ֖יתlemashchitpreposition + noun · masculine singularThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance, taking vengeance with malice of soul to destroy Judah with ancient hostility,here: to destruction