וְ/הִשְׁחִ֥ית
𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕
vehishechit
and he shall destroy
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).
Daniel 8:24 · Word #9
Lexicon H7843
| Lemma | שָׁחַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤕 |
| Transliteration | shâchath |
| Strong's | H7843 |
| In-context | and he shall destroy |
Morphology HC/Vhq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7843-58
and he caused to ruin
| Root | שׁחת (sh-ḥ-t) |
| Core Meanings | decay, ruin, corruption, destruction, spoiling |
| Semantic Range | to destroy, corrupt, ruin, spoil, pervert, lay waste, bring to decay (physically or morally) |
| Conceptual Significance | שׁחת often describes both physical devastation and moral corruption, linking outward ruin with inward decay. In theological contexts, it can depict divine judgment that brings corruption to its full consequence or human actions that corrupt what was created good. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + Hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular, from שׁחת. The Hiphil stem expresses causative action. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שׁחת carries the idea of decay or ruin, often extending to moral or physical corruption. In the Hiphil stem (causative), the verb means "to cause to be ruined" or "to bring to destruction." The form is a 3rd person masculine singular perfect with prefixed conjunction, hence "and he caused to ruin." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁחת (decay, ruin, corruption, 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 |