Original: שָׁחַת

Transliteration: shâchath

Phonetic: shaw-khath'

Short Definition: Batter

Original: שׁחת

Transliteration: shâchath

Phonetic: shaw-khath'

BDB Definition:

1. to destroy, corrupt, go to ruin, decay
   1. (Niphal) to be marred, be spoiled, be corrupted, be corrupt, be injured, be ruined, be rotted
   2. (Piel)
      1. to spoil, ruin
      2. to pervert, corrupt, deal corruptly (morally)
   3. (Hiphil)
      1. to spoil, ruin, destroy
      2. to pervert, corrupt (morally)
      3. destroyer (participle)
   4. (Hophal) spoiled, ruined (participle)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2370

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4889, H4892, H4893, H516, H7848, H7851