H4889

מַשְׁחִית

mashchîyth · mash-kheeth'

destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)

Lexicon

Derivation: from H7843 (שָׁחַת);

destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)

Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.

KJV renderings: corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, [idiom] utterly.

Letters

מMem40
Picture: waves of water
Concrete
water · sea · blood · liquid
Extended
chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
Concrete
teeth · sharp · press · bow
Extended
to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
Concrete
wall · fence · tent wall
Extended
to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
Concrete
hand · arm · work
Extended
a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
Concrete
mark · sign · cross · signature
Extended
a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument

Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)

water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign

Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.

Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַשְׁחִית above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.

Usage

12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms

KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.

to destroy3 · 27%
shall not be upon you to destroy1 · 9%
of corruption1 · 9%
to his destruction1 · 9%
a trap1 · 9%
behold, i am against thee, o destroying1 · 9%
which shall be for their destruction1 · 9%
utterly1 · 9%
in me into corruption1 · 9%

Where it is used, by book.

Inflected forms found in the text.

לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית3מַשְׁחִֽית׃2לְמַשְׁחִ֗ית1מַשְׁחִ֖ית1לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית1לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית1הַמַּשְׁחִית֒1הַמַּשְׁחִית֙1לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃1

Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.