לְ/הַשְׁחִיתָ/הּ֒

𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤄

lehashechitah

to destroy it

a primitive root; to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively); batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r).

H7843

1 Chronicles 21:15 · Word #5

Lexicon H7843

Lemmaשָׁחַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤇𐤕
Transliterationshâchath
Strong'sH7843
In-contextto destroy it

Morphology HR/Vhc/Sp3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...")

SIBI-P1 H7843-15

to bring her to ruin

Rootשׁחת (sh-ḥ-th)
Core Meaningsruin, corruption, decay, destruction, spoiling
Semantic Rangeto destroy, to corrupt, to spoil, to ruin, to pervert, to lay waste, to bring to decay (physically or morally)
Conceptual Significanceשׁחת often denotes not only physical destruction but moral corruption and covenantal ruin. In biblical theology it can describe both human corruption that leads to judgment and the destructive acts of divine judgment itself, underscoring the seriousness of moral decay and its consequences.
Morphological NotesHiphil infinitive construct of שָׁחַת with prefixed לְ ("to") and 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix ("her"). The Hiphil stem conveys causative action.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is in the Hiphil stem, which carries a causative force, so "bring to ruin" reflects causing destruction rather than simple decay. The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ expresses purpose ("to"), and the 3rd feminine singular pronominal suffix is preserved with "her," accurately reflecting the feminine singular object.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שׁחת (ruin, corruption, decay, destruction, spoiling)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7825-01 bishechitotam in their ruin-pits
H7845-04 hashachat the ruin-pit
H7843-08 hashechit Bring to ruin!

Word Usage (147 occurrences of H7843)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:11 וַ/תִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת vatishachet was corrupt
Genesis 6:12 נִשְׁחָ֑תָה nishechatah it was corrupt
Genesis 6:12 הִשְׁחִ֧ית hishechit had corrupted