H516Hebrew

אַל תַּשְׁחֵת

ʼAl tashchêth(al tash-kayth')
4 occurrencesOld TestamentRare Word

Definition

From Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (1906)

Strong's Definition

'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song

Translated in KJV as

Al-taschith.

Etymology

from H408 (אַל) and H7843 (שָׁחַת);

Related Words

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