שַׁחַת
shachath(shakh'-ath)
“a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction”
23 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
Translated in KJV as
corruptiondestructionditchgravepit.
Etymology
from H7743 (שׁוּחַ);
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“The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.”