שְׁחִית
shᵉchîyth · shekh-eeth'
a pit-fall (literally or figuratively)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H7812 (שָׁחָה);
a pit-fall (literally or figuratively)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: destruction, pit.
Letters
- 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)
to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
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 שְׁחִית 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- them from their destructions1 · 50%
- in their pits1 · 50%
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.