בַּ/שָּׁ֑חַת

𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤕

bashachat

into the pit

from שׁוּחַ; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction; corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.

H7845

Job 33:28 · Word #5

Lexicon H7845

Lemmaשַׁחַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤇𐤕
Transliterationshachath
Strong'sH7845
In-contextinto the pit

Morphology HRd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7845-01

in the ruin-pit

Rootשׁוּחַ (sh-w-ḥ)
Core Meaningsto sink down, to bow low, depression, pit, ruin
Semantic Rangea literal pit or ditch; a trap; the grave; a place of destruction; corruption or ruin (figurative).
Conceptual SignificanceOften associated with Sheol or the grave, שַׁחַת evokes both physical peril and existential ruin. It can signify mortal danger, divine judgment, or the destructive outcome of sin, contrasting with deliverance and preservation by YHWH.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ ("in") with assimilated definite article ("the") + noun שַׁחַת, common feminine singular absolute (Ncfsa).
Rendering RationaleThe noun שַׁחַת derives from a root conveying sinking or being brought low, hence a pit or place of ruin. Rendering it as "ruin-pit" preserves both the physical image of a depression and its figurative sense of destruction. The prefixed בַּ indicates "in the" (preposition + definite article), and the noun is feminine singular absolute, reflected by the singular "pit."

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

Words from Root שׁוּחַ (to sink down, to bow low, depression, pit, ruin)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7745-01 shuchah a sinking-pit

Word Usage (23 occurrences of H7845)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Isaiah 38:17 מִ/שַּׁ֣חַת mishachat from the pit
Isaiah 51:14 לַ/שַּׁ֔חַת lashachat in the pit
Ezekiel 19:4 בְּ/שַׁחְתָּ֣/ם beshachetam in their pit