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H7843שָׁחַתsha.chat
to ruinPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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When the angel stretched out his hand toward Jerusalem to destroy it, Yahweh repented him of the evil, and said to the angel who destroyed the people, It is enough; now stay your hand. The angel of Yahweh was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
לְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒ (שַׁחֲתָ) sha.cha.Ta “destroy”הַמַּשְׁחִ֤ית (מַּשְׁחִ֤ית) mash.Chit “destroyer”
However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית (הַשְׁחִ֣ית) hash.Chit “destroy”
But Yahweh was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
הַשְׁחִיתָ֔ם (הַשְׁחִיתָ֔) hash.chi.Ta “to destroy”
Am I now come up without Yahweh against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.
לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹ (הַשְׁחִת֑) hash.chi.T “destroy”וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ (הַשְׁחִיתָֽ) hash.chi.Ta “destroy”
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”
It happened, at the time of the return of the year, at the time when kings go out [supplied: to battle], that Joab led forth the army, and wasted the country of the children of Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David stayed at Jerusalem. Joab struck Rabbah, and overthrew it.
וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת׀ (יַּשְׁחֵ֣ת) i.yash.Chet “he destroyed”
either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days the sword of Yahweh, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.
מַשְׁחִ֖ית mash.Chit “destroying”
God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand. The angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.
לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒ (הַשְׁחִיתָ) hash.chi.Ta “destroy”וּכְהַשְׁחִ֗ית (הַשְׁחִ֗ית) hash.Chit “was destroying [it]”הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ (מַּשְׁחִית֙) mash.Chit “destroying”
When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh 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 on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם (אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑) 'ash.chi.Te “I will destroy”
When he humbled himself, the wrath of Yahweh turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [supplied: found].
לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית (הַשְׁחִ֖ית) hash.Chit “destroy”
However Yahweh 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 always.
לְהַשְׁחִית֙ (הַשְׁחִית֙) hash.Chit “destroy”
It happened at the end of the year, that the army of the Syrians 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 to the king of Damascus.
וַיַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ (יַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ) i.yash.Chi.tu “they destroyed”
It happened, as he talked with him, that [supplied: the king] said to him, Have we made you of the king's counsel? Stop! Why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.
לְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָ (הַשְׁחִיתֶ֔) hash.chi.Te. “destroy”
But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up, so that he did corruptly, and he trespassed against Yahweh his God; for he went into the temple of Yahweh to burn incense on the altar of incense.
לְהַשְׁחִ֔ית (הַשְׁחִ֔ית) hash.Chit “behaved corruptly”
He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: however he didn't enter into the temple of Yahweh. The people did yet corruptly.
מַשְׁחִיתִֽים׃ mash.chi.Tim “[were] behaving corruptly”
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”
But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? [supplied: I come] not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: forbear you from [supplied: meddling with] God, who is with me, that he not destroy you.
יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ (יַשְׁחִיתֶֽ) yash.chi.Te. “he destroy”
They burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces of it with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels of it.
לְהַשְׁחִֽית׃ (הַשְׁחִֽית) hash.Chit “destroy”
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.
הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ hish.Chi.tu “they act corruptly”
The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ hish.Chi.tu “they act corruptly”
But he, being merciful, forgave iniquity, and didn't destroy them. Yes, many times he turned his anger away, And didn't stir up all his wrath.
יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית yash.Chit “he destroyed [them]”
He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; And frogs, which destroyed them.
וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃ (תַּשְׁחִיתֵֽ) tash.chi.Te “it ruined”
Therefore he said that he would destroy them, Had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, To turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn't destroy them.
מֵֽהַשְׁחִֽית׃ (הַשְׁחִֽית) hash.Chit “destroying”
He who commits adultery with a woman is void of understanding. He who does it destroys his own soul.
מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית mash.Chit “[one who] destroys”
With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, But the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.
יַשְׁחִ֣ת yash.Chit “he ruins”