Word Study · Strong's H7845 · Hebrew
שַׁחַת
shachath
shakh'-ath
“a pit (especially as a trap)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
Rendered in the KJV as
corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
- 23occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 23 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- בְּשַׁ֣חַת2
- לַשַּׁ֣חַת2
- מִשַּׁ֣חַת2
- שָׁ֑חַת2
- שָֽׁחַת׃2
- בַּשַּׁ֣חַת1
- בַּשָּׁ֑חַת1
- בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣ם1
- בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥ם1
- הַשָּֽׁחַת׃1
- לַשַּׁ֔חַת1
- לַשַּׁ֖חַת1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 11
- [the] pit6
- to the pit4
- a pit2
- in [the] pit2
- in pit their2
- in the pit2
- [the] pit of1
- from [the] pit1
- from [the] pit of1
- from a pit1
- the pit1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 7
- noun · feminine singular8
- preposition with the article + noun · feminine singular6
- preposition + noun · feminine singular4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcfsa · 8
- HRd/Ncfsa · 6
- HR/Ncfsa · 4
- HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp · 2
- HNcfsc · 1
- HR/Ncfsc · 1
- HTd/Ncfsa · 1
All 23, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Psalms carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job7 occurrences
- Job 9:31בַּשַּׁ֣חַתbashachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularthen You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.here: in the pit
- Job 17:14לַשַּׁ֣חַתlashachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularand say to corruption, ‘You are my father,’ and to the worm, ‘My mother,’ or ‘My sister,’here: to the pit
- Job 33:18שָׁ֑חַתshachatnoun · feminine singularto preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.here: [the] pit
- Job 33:22לַשַּׁ֣חַתlashachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularHe draws near to the Pit, and his life to the messengers of death.here: to the pit
- Job 33:24שָׁ֗חַתshachatnoun · feminine singularto be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’here: [the] pit
- Job 33:28בַּשָּׁ֑חַתbashachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularHe redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit, and I will live to see the light.’here: in the pit
- Job 33:30שָׁ֑חַתshachatnoun · feminine singularto bring back his soul from the Pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of life.here: [the] pit
Psalms9 occurrences
- Psalms 7:15בְּשַׁ֣חַתbeshachatpreposition + noun · feminine singularHe has dug a hole and hollowed it out; he has fallen into a pit of his own making.here: in [the] pit
- Psalms 9:15בְּשַׁ֣חַתbeshachatpreposition + noun · feminine singularThe nations have fallen into a pit of their making; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden.here: in [the] pit
- Psalms 16:10שָֽׁחַת׃shachatnoun · feminine singularFor You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.here: [the] pit
- Psalms 30:9שָׁ֥חַתshachatnoun · feminine singular“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?here: [the] pit
- Psalms 35:7שַׁ֣חַתshachatnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.here: [the] pit of
- Psalms 49:9הַשָּֽׁחַת׃hashachatthe definite article (“the”) + noun · feminine singularthat he should live on forever and not see decay.here: the pit
- Psalms 55:23שַׁ֗חַתshachatnoun · feminine singularBut You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.here: [the] pit
- Psalms 94:13שָֽׁחַת׃shachatnoun · feminine singularto grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.here: a pit
- Psalms 103:4מִשַּׁ֣חַתmishachatpreposition + noun · feminine singularwho redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with loving devotion and compassion,here: from a pit
Proverbs1 occurrence
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 38:17מִשַּׁ֣חַתmishachatpreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back.here: from [the] pit of
- Isaiah 51:14לַשַּׁ֔חַתlashachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThe captive will soon be freed; he will not die in the dungeon, and his bread will not be lacking.here: to the pit
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 19:4בְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbeshachtampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralWhen the nations heard of him, he was trapped in their pit. With hooks they led him away to the land of Egypt.here: in pit their
- Ezekiel 19:8בְּשַׁחְתָּ֥םbeshachtampreposition + noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThen the nations set out against him from the provinces on every side. They spread their net over him; he was trapped in their pit.here: in pit their
- Ezekiel 28:8לַשַּׁ֖חַתlashachatpreposition with the article + noun · feminine singularThey will bring you down to the Pit, and you will die a violent death in the heart of the seas.here: to the pit