שָׁחַת
shâchath(shaw-khath')
“to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)”
146 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Translated in KJV as
battercast offcorrupt(-er, thing)destroy(-er, -uction)losemarperishspillspoiler[idiom] utterlywaste(-r).
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.”