יַשְׁחִ֣ית
𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕
yashechit
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 8:25 · Word #9
Lexicon H7843
| Lemma | שָׁחַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤕 |
| Transliteration | shâchath |
| Strong's | H7843 |
| In-context | he shall destroy |
Morphology HVhi3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7843-68
he will cause to ruin
| Root | שחת (š-ḥ-t) |
| Core Meanings | ruin, corruption, decay, destruction, spoiling |
| Semantic Range | to destroy, to corrupt, to spoil, to lay waste, to ruin morally or physically, to bring to decay, to pervert |
| Conceptual Significance | שחת often describes both physical devastation and moral corruption. In Scripture it can refer to divine judgment that brings ruin, human violence that destroys the earth, or moral decay that corrupts covenant faithfulness, highlighting the serious consequences of departing from YHWH’s order. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine singular from שחת. Hiphil expresses causative action: to cause destruction or corruption. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense to the root שחת (“to be ruined, decay”), so the form means “to cause to ruin” rather than simply “to ruin.” The imperfect 3rd masculine singular (HVhi3ms) is reflected by “he will,” preserving both the causative force and the masculine singular subject. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שחת (ruin, corruption, decay, destruction, spoiling)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7843-01 |
ashechit | I will bring to ruin |
H7843-02 |
ashechitem | I will bring them to ruin |
H7843-03 |
beshachet | in bringing-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 |