אַל תַּשְׁחֵת
ʼAl tashchêth · al tash-kayth'
'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
Lexicon
Derivation: from H408 (אַל) and H7843 (שָׁחַת);
'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
- 'Thou must not destroy'
- probably the opening words to a popular song
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Al-taschith.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- 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
- 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)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › the mark, the covenant sign › to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads of the mark, the covenant sign that works to consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַל תַּשְׁחֵת 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- altaschith4 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.