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Strong's H7845 שַׁחַת (shachath)

Shachath means “destruction” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7845
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 23
Books 6

Strong's H7845 Quick Answer

Strong's H7845 שַׁחַת (shachath) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shachath (shakh'-ath) n-f. 1. a pit (especially as a trap) 2. (figuratively) destruction It has 23 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include pit, corruption, ditch, grave, and destruction. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shachath (shakh'-ath) n-f. 1. a pit (especially as a trap) 2. (figuratively) destruction
Usage
23 linked usages
Books
6 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pit, corruption, ditch, grave, and destruction

Meaning and Definition

shachath (shakh'-ath) n-f. 1. a pit (especially as a trap) 2. (figuratively) destruction [from H7743] KJV: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. Root(s): H7743

Original Word
שַׁחַת
Transliteration
shachath
Derivation
Root: שׁוח First root strongs: 7743
Morphology
noun fem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7845. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H7845 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shachath, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

pit Job 33:18 16× corruption Job 17:14 destruction Psalms 103:4 ditch Job 9:31 grave Job 33:22

How Strong's H7845 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 23 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7845 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7845 in the Old Testament

23 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Job 9:31 KJV

Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.

Job 17:14 KJV

I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.

Job 33:18 KJV

He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Usage Excerpts

First 23 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7845.

Job 9:31 Old Testament, KJV
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
Job 17:14 Old Testament, KJV
I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
Job 33:18 Old Testament, KJV
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Job 33:22 Old Testament, KJV
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
Job 33:24 Old Testament, KJV
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.
Job 33:28 Old Testament, KJV
He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
Job 33:30 Old Testament, KJV
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
Psalms 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 9:15 Old Testament, KJV
The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Psalms 16:10 Old Testament, KJV
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Psalms 30:9 Old Testament, KJV
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Psalms 35:7 Old Testament, KJV
For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 49:9 Old Testament, KJV
That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Psalms 55:23 Old Testament, KJV
But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Psalms 94:13 Old Testament, KJV
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Psalms 103:4 Old Testament, KJV
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Proverbs 26:27 Old Testament, KJV
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.
Isaiah 38:17 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
Isaiah 51:14 Old Testament, KJV
The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Ezekiel 19:4 Old Testament, KJV
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 19:8 Old Testament, KJV
Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
Ezekiel 28:8 Old Testament, KJV
They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
Jonah 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth with her bars was about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7845, grouped by book.

Job 7 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 9 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Jonah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H7845 FAQ

What does shachath (שַׁחַת) mean?

Shachath (Strong's H7845) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "destruction". shachath (shakh'-ath) n-f. 1. a pit (especially as a trap) 2. (figuratively) destruction

How many times is shachath (שַׁחַת) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 23 linked usages for Strong's H7845 across 6 books.

Where can I study shachath (שַׁחַת) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7845 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shachath (שַׁחַת)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pit, corruption, ditch, grave, and destruction. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.