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H7843שָׁחַתsha.chat

to ruinPart of speech: Hebrew Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 17
  2. 4
  3. 1
  4. 1
  5. 11
  6. 1
  7. 7
  8. 1
  9. 6
  10. 7
  11. 1 Kings: 0
  12. 5
  13. 5
  14. 10
  15. Ezra: 0
  16. Nehemiah: 0
  17. Esther: 0
  18. Job: 0
  19. 5
  20. 5
  21. Ecclesiastes: 0
  22. Song of Songs: 0
  23. 11
  24. 21
  25. 3
  26. 11
  27. 5
  28. 3
  29. Joel: 0
  30. 1
  31. Obadiah: 0
  32. Jonah: 0
  33. Micah: 0
  34. 1
  35. Habakkuk: 0
  36. 1
  37. Haggai: 0
  38. Zechariah: 0
  39. 3

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146 occurrences in 135 verses

With their references and text in JPS Tanakh 1917.

  1. 2 Samuel 24:16

    And when the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented Him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people: 'It is enough; now stay thy hand.' And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing-floor of Araun

    לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒ (שַׁחֲתָ) sha.cha.Ta “destroy”הַמַּשְׁחִ֤ית (מַּשְׁחִ֤ית) mash.Chit “destroyer”

  2. 2 Kings 8:19

    Howbeit the LORD would not destroy Judah, for David His servant's sake, as He promised him to give unto him a lamp and to his children alway.

    לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית (הַשְׁחִ֣ית) hash.Chit “destroy”

  3. 2 Kings 13:23

    But the LORD was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither hath He cast them from His presence until now.

    הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם (הַשְׁחִיתָ֔) hash.chi.Ta “to destroy”

  4. 2 Kings 18:25

    Am I now come up without the LORD against this place to destroy it? The LORD said unto me: Go up against this land, destroy it.'

    לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹ (הַשְׁחִת֑) hash.chi.T “destroy”וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ (הַשְׁחִיתָֽ) hash.chi.Ta “destroy”

  5. 2 Kings 19:12

    Have the gods of the nations delivered them, which my fathers have destroyed, Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and the children of Eden that were in Telassar?

    שִׁחֲת֣וּ shi.cha.Tu “they destroyed”

  6. 1 Chronicles 20:1

    And it came to pass, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out to battle, that Joab led forth the power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at Jerusalem.

    וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀ (יַּשְׁחֵ֣ת) i.yash.Chet “he destroyed”

  7. 1 Chronicles 21:12

    either three years of famine; or three months to be swept away before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all t

    מַשְׁחִ֖ית mash.Chit “destroying”

  8. 1 Chronicles 21:15

    And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it; and as he was about to destroy, the LORD beheld, and He repented Him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel: 'It is enough; now stay thy hand.' And the angel of the LORD was standing by the thres

    לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒ (הַשְׁחִיתָ) hash.chi.Ta “destroy”וּכְהַשְׁחִ֗ית (הַשְׁחִ֗ית) hash.Chit “was destroying [it]”הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ (מַּשְׁחִית֙) mash.Chit “destroying”

  9. 2 Chronicles 12:7

    And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying: 'They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the

    אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם (אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑) 'ash.chi.Te “I will destroy”

  10. 2 Chronicles 12:12

    And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned from him, that He would not destroy him altogether; and moreover in Judah there were good things found.

    לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית (הַשְׁחִ֖ית) hash.Chit “destroy”

  11. 2 Chronicles 21:7

    Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with David, and as He promised to give a lamp to him and to his children alway.

    לְהַשְׁחִית֙ (הַשְׁחִית֙) hash.Chit “destroy”

  12. 2 Chronicles 24:23

    And it came to pass, when the year was come about, that the army of the Arameans came up against him; and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of

    וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ (יַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ) i.yash.Chi.tu “they destroyed”

  13. 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him: 'Have we made thee of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten?' Then the prophet forbore, and said: 'I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou

    לְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָ (הַשְׁחִיתֶ֔) hash.chi.Te. “destroy”

  14. 2 Chronicles 26:16

    But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against the LORD his God; for he went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

    לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית (הַשְׁחִ֔ית) hash.Chit “behaved corruptly”

  15. 2 Chronicles 27:2

    And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah had done; howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly.

    מַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃ mash.chi.Tim “[were] behaving corruptly”

  16. 2 Chronicles 34:11

    even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

    הִשְׁחִ֖יתוּ hish.Chi.tu “they had ruined”

  17. 2 Chronicles 35:21

    But he sent ambassadors to him, saying: 'What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath given command to speed me; forbear thee from meddling with God, who is wi

    יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ (יַשְׁחִיתֶֽ) yash.chi.Te. “he destroy”

  18. 2 Chronicles 36:19

    And they burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

    לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ (הַשְׁחִֽית) hash.Chit “destroy”

  19. Psalms 14:1

    For the Leader. A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, they have done abominably; there is none that doeth good.

    הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ hish.Chi.tu “they act corruptly”

  20. Psalms 53:2

    The fool hath said in his heart: 'There is no God'; they have dealt corruptly, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none that doeth good.

    הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ hish.Chi.tu “they act corruptly”

  21. Psalms 78:38

    But He, being full of compassion, forgiveth iniquity, and destroyeth not; yea, many a time doth He turn His anger away, and doth not stir up all His wrath.

    יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית yash.Chit “he destroyed [them]”

  22. Psalms 78:45

    He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them.

    וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃ (תַּשְׁחִיתֵֽ) tash.chi.Te “it ruined”

  23. Psalms 106:23

    Therefore He said that He would destroy them, had not Moses His chosen stood before Him in the breach, to turn back His wrath, lest He should destroy them.

    מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃ (הַשְׁחִֽית) hash.Chit “destroying”

  24. Proverbs 6:32

    He that committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding; he doeth it that would destroy his own soul.

    מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית mash.Chit “[one who] destroys”

  25. Proverbs 11:9

    With his mouth the impious man destroyeth his neighbour; but through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

    יַשְׁחִ֣ת yash.Chit “he ruins”