וְ֝/שִׁחַ֗תָּ — Proverbs 23:8 Hebrew Word Study

וְ֝/שִׁחַ֗תָּ

𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤕

veshichata

and you will waste

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

Proverbs 23:8 · Word #4

Lexicon `H7843`

Lemma	שָׁחַת
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤔𐤇𐤕
Transliteration	shâchath
Strong's	H7843
In-context	and you will waste

Morphology `HC/Vpq2ms` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`V` — Verb — An action or state
Binyan	`p` — Piel — Intensive active
Conjugation	`q` — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person	`2` — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender	`m` — Masculine — Masculine
Number	`s` — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 `H7843-61`

and you ruined

Root	שחת (sh-ḥ-t)
Core Meanings	decay, ruin, corruption, destruction, spoilage
Semantic Range	to decay, to be corrupted, to act corruptly, to ruin, to destroy, to spoil, to pervert, to bring to ruin (morally or physically)
Conceptual Significance	שחת often describes moral corruption alongside physical destruction, linking ethical decay with resulting ruin. In biblical theology, it frequently characterizes covenant unfaithfulness that leads to societal and spiritual collapse.
Morphological Notes	Verb, Qal stem, perfect (suffix conjugation), 2nd person masculine singular, with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and").
Rendering Rationale	The Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular form indicates a completed action performed by a masculine singular subject: "you ruined." The rendering preserves the core idea of שחת as bringing about ruin or corruption, while accurately reflecting the person, number, and stem of the verb.

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

Words from Root שחת (decay, ruin, corruption, destruction, spoilage)

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
`H7845-03`	beshachetam	in their ruin-pit
`H7843-04`	hamashechit	the Ruin-Causer
`H7843-05`	hamashechitim	the ruin-causers
`H7843-06`	hanishechatot	the ruined-ones (fem.)
`H7843-07`	hashechet	cause-to-ruin!
`H7843-09`	hashechitam	he brought-ruin upon them
`H7843-10`	hashechitekha	he has brought you to ruin
`H7843-11`	hatashechit	Will you cause-to-ruin?
`H7843-12`	hishechit	he brought to ruin
`H7843-13`	hishechitu	they brought to ruin
`H7843-14`	lehashechit	to cause to ruin
`H7843-17`	lehashechito	to bring him to ruin
`H7843-18`	leshachatah	to ruin her
`H7843-21`	mashechat	he caused-to-ruin
`H7843-22`	mashechit	ruin-bringer
`H7843-23`	mashechitam	their Ruiner
`H7843-25`	mehashechit	from causing-to-ruin
`H7843-26`	mehashechitam	from the one causing them to be ruined
`H7843-27`	mishachatam	from ruining them
`H7843-29`	nishechat	he was ruined
`H7843-30`	nishechatah	she was ruined
`H7843-31`	shachatah	he ruined her
`H7843-32`	shachet	he has ruined
`H7843-33`	shichata	you have brought to ruin
`H7843-34`	shichatem	you have brought ruin
`H7843-36`	shichet	he has brought to ruin
`H7843-37`	shichetekha	your ruined one
`H516-01`	tashechet	you bring-to-ruin
`H7843-39`	tashechit	you (masculine singular) will bring to ruin
`H7843-40`	tashechitehu	may you bring him to ruin
`H7843-42`	ukhehashechit	and as (he) was causing-to-ruin
`H7843-43`	ulehashechit	and to cause-to-ruin
`H7843-44`	umashechit	and a ruin-bringer
`H7844-01`	ushechitah	and she ruined
`H7843-45`	vaashechitekhe	and I will bring you to ruin
`H7843-46`	vatashechet	and she brought-to-ruin
`H7843-47`	vatashechitem	and she brought them to ruin
`H7843-49`	vatishachet	and she was ruined
`H7843-50`	vayashechet	and he brought to ruin
`H7843-51`	vayashechitu	and they caused ruin
`H7843-52`	vehamashechit	and the Ruiner
`H7843-53`	vehashechitah	and you brought her to ruin
`H7843-54`	vehishechatem	and you have caused ruin
`H7843-55`	vehishechati	and I will cause to ruin
`H7843-57`	vehishechitu	and they caused-to-ruin
`H7843-58`	venashechitah	and let us bring to ruin
`H7843-59`	venishechat	and he was ruined
`H7843-60`	veshachetu	and you men have brought to ruin
`H7843-62`	veshichatah	and he ruined her
`H7843-63`	veshichatem	and you men ruined
`H7843-64`	veshichatu	and they ruined
`H7843-65`	veshichet	and he brought-to-ruin
`H7843-66`	yashechit	he will cause to ruin
`H7843-67`	yashechitekha	he will bring you to ruin
`H7843-68`	yashechitu	they will 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
Genesis 6:13	מַשְׁחִיתָ֖/ם	mashechitam	will destroy them
Genesis 6:17	לְ/שַׁחֵ֣ת	leshachet	to destroy
Genesis 9:11	לְ/שַׁחֵ֥ת	leshachet	to destroy
Genesis 9:15	לְ/שַׁחֵ֖ת	leshachet	to destroy
Genesis 13:10	שַׁחֵ֣ת	shachet	destroyed
Genesis 18:28	הֲ/תַשְׁחִ֥ית	hatashechit	will you destroy
Genesis 18:28	אַשְׁחִ֔ית	ashechit	I will destroy
Genesis 18:31	אַשְׁחִ֔ית	ashechit	I will destroy
Genesis 18:32	אַשְׁחִ֔ית	ashechit	destroy
Genesis 19:13	מַשְׁחִתִ֣ים	mashechitim	we are destroying
Genesis 19:13	לְ/שַׁחֲתָֽ/הּ	leshachatah	to destroy it
Genesis 19:14	מַשְׁחִ֥ית	mashechit	is destroying
Genesis 19:29	בְּ/שַׁחֵ֤ת	beshachet	when destroying
Genesis 38:9	וְ/שִׁחֵ֣ת	veshichet	he wasted
Exodus 8:20	תִּשָּׁחֵ֥ת	tishachet	was ruined
Exodus 12:23	הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֔ית	hamashechit	the destroyer
Exodus 21:26	וְ/שִֽׁחֲתָ֑/הּ	veshichatah	and destroys it
Exodus 32:7	שִׁחֵ֣ת	shichet	has corrupted
Leviticus 19:27	תַשְׁחִ֔ית	tashechit	shall you destroy
Numbers 32:15	וְ/שִֽׁחַתֶּ֖ם	veshichatem	and you will destroy
Deuteronomy 4:16	תַּשְׁחִת֔וּ/ן	tashechitun	you corrupt yourselves
Deuteronomy 4:25	וְ/הִשְׁחַתֶּ֗ם	vehishechatem	and corrupt yourselves
Deuteronomy 4:31	יַשְׁחִיתֶ֑/ךָ	yashechitekha	destroy you
Deuteronomy 9:12	שִׁחֵ֣ת	shichet	have corrupted
Deuteronomy 9:26	תַּשְׁחֵ֤ת	tashechet	destroy
Deuteronomy 10:10	הַשְׁחִיתֶֽ/ךָ	hashechitekha	to destroy you
Deuteronomy 20:19	תַשְׁחִ֤ית	tashechit	destroy
Deuteronomy 20:20	תַשְׁחִ֖ית	tashechit	you may destroy
Deuteronomy 31:29	הַשְׁחֵ֣ת	hashechet	you will surely
Deuteronomy 31:29	תַּשְׁחִת֔וּ/ן	tashechitun	corrupt
Deuteronomy 32:5	שִׁחֵ֥ת	shichet	acted corruptly
Joshua 22:33	לְ/שַׁחֵת֙	leshachet	to destroy
Judges 2:19	וְ/הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ	vehishechitu	and they corrupted themselves
Judges 6:4	וַ/יַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּ֙	vayashechitu	and they destroyed
Judges 6:5	לְ/שַׁחֲתָֽ/הּ	leshachatah	to-destroy-it
Judges 20:21	וַ/יַּשְׁחִ֨יתוּ	vayashechitu	and they destroyed
Judges 20:25	וַ/יַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩	vayashechitu	and they destroyed
Judges 20:35	וַ/יַּשְׁחִיתוּ֩	vayashechitu	and-destroyed
Judges 20:42	מַשְׁחִיתִ֥ים	mashechitim	destroying
1 Samuel 6:5	הַ/מַּשְׁחִיתִם֙	hamashechitim	that ravage
1 Samuel 13:17	הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֛ית	hamashechit	the raiders
1 Samuel 14:15	וְ/הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֔ית	vehamashechit	and the raiders
1 Samuel 23:10	לְ/שַׁחֵ֥ת	leshachet	to destroy
1 Samuel 26:9	תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑/הוּ	tashechitehu	destroy him
1 Samuel 26:15	לְ/הַשְׁחִ֖ית	lehashechit	to destroy
2 Samuel 1:14	לְ/שַׁחֵ֖ת	leshachet	to destroy
2 Samuel 11:1	וַ/יַּשְׁחִ֨תוּ֙	vayashechitu	and they destroyed
2 Samuel 14:11	לְ/שַׁחֵ֔ת	leshachet	to destroy
2 Samuel 20:15	מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם	mashechitim	were battering
2 Samuel 20:20	אַשְׁחִֽית	ashechit	I destroy
2 Samuel 24:16	לְ/שַׁחֲתָ/הּ֒	leshachatah	to destroy it
2 Samuel 24:16	הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֤ית	hamashechit	who was destroying
2 Kings 8:19	לְ/הַשְׁחִ֣ית	lehashechit	to destroy
2 Kings 13:23	הַשְׁחִיתָ֔/ם	hashechitam	to-destroy-them
2 Kings 18:25	לְ/הַשְׁחִת֑/וֹ	lehashechito	to destroy it
2 Kings 18:25	וְ/הַשְׁחִיתָֽ/הּ	vehashechitah	and destroy it
2 Kings 19:12	שִׁחֲת֣וּ	shichatu	destroyed
Isaiah 1:4	מַשְׁחִיתִ֑ים	mashechitim	corrupters
Isaiah 11:9	יַשְׁחִ֖יתוּ	yashechitu	destroy
Isaiah 14:20	שִׁחַ֖תָּ	shichata	you have destroyed
Isaiah 36:10	לְ/הַשְׁחִיתָ֑/הּ	lehashechitah	to destroy it
Isaiah 36:10	וְ/הַשְׁחִיתָֽ/הּ	vehashechitah	and destroy it
Isaiah 37:12	הִשְׁחִ֣יתוּ	hishechitu	they-have-destroyed
Isaiah 51:13	לְ/הַשְׁחִ֑ית	lehashechit	to-destroy
Isaiah 54:16	מַשְׁחִ֖ית	mashechit	destroyer
Isaiah 65:8	תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔/הוּ	tashechitehu	destroy it
Isaiah 65:8	הַֽשְׁחִ֥ית	hashechit	destroy
Isaiah 65:25	יַשְׁחִ֛יתוּ	yashechitu	they-will-destroy
Jeremiah 2:30	מַשְׁחִֽית	mashechit	destroying
Jeremiah 4:7	וּ/מַשְׁחִ֣ית	umashechit	and a destroyer
Jeremiah 5:10	וְ/שַׁחֵ֔תוּ	veshachetu	and destroy
Jeremiah 6:5	וְ/נַשְׁחִ֖יתָה	venashechitah	and let us destroy
Jeremiah 6:28	מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ים	mashechitim	corrupters
Jeremiah 11:19	נַשְׁחִ֨יתָה	nashechitah	Let us destroy
Jeremiah 12:10	שִֽׁחֲת֣וּ	shichatu	have destroyed
Jeremiah 13:7	נִשְׁחַ֣ת	nishechat	it had rotted
Jeremiah 13:9	אַשְׁחִ֞ית	ashechit	I will destroy
Jeremiah 13:14	מֵ/הַשְׁחִיתָֽ/ם	mehashechitam	from-destroying-them
Jeremiah 15:3	וּ/לְ/הַשְׁחִֽית	ulehashechit	and-to-destroy
Jeremiah 15:6	וָֽ/אַשְׁחִיתֵ֔/ךְ	vaashechitekhe	and destroy you
Jeremiah 18:4	וְ/נִשְׁחַ֣ת	venishechat	and-was-spoiled
Jeremiah 22:7	מַשְׁחִתִ֖ים	mashechitim	destroyers
Jeremiah 36:29	וְ/הִשְׁחִית֙	vehishechit	and destroy
Jeremiah 48:18	שִׁחֵ֖ת	shichet	he has destroyed
Jeremiah 49:9	הִשְׁחִ֥יתוּ	hishechitu	they would destroy
Jeremiah 51:1	מַשְׁחִֽית	mashechit	a-destroyer
Jeremiah 51:11	לְ/הַשְׁחִיתָ֑/הּ	lehashechitah	to destroy it
Jeremiah 51:20	וְ/הִשְׁחַתִּ֥י	vehishechati	and I will destroy
Jeremiah 51:25	הַ/מַּשְׁחִ֖ית	hamashechit-2	who destroys
Ezekiel 5:16	לְ/שַֽׁחֶתְ/כֶ֑ם	leshachetekhem	to destroy you
Ezekiel 9:8	הֲ/מַשְׁחִ֣ית	hamashechit	will you destroy
Ezekiel 16:47	וַ/תַּשְׁחִ֥תִי	vatashechiti	and you corrupted
Ezekiel 20:17	מִֽ/שַּׁחֲתָ֑/ם	mishachatam	from-destroying-them
Ezekiel 20:44	הַ/נִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙	hanishechatot	the-corrupt
Ezekiel 22:30	שַׁחֲתָ֑/הּ	shachatah	destroy it
Ezekiel 23:11	וַ/תַּשְׁחֵ֥ת	vatashechet	and she corrupted
Ezekiel 26:4	וְ/שִׁחֲת֞וּ	veshichatu	and-they-will-destroy
Ezekiel 28:17	שִׁחַ֥תָּ	shichata	you corrupted
Ezekiel 30:11	לְ/שַׁחֵ֣ת	leshachet	to destroy
Ezekiel 43:3	לְ/שַׁחֵ֣ת	leshachet	to-destroy
Hosea 9:9	שִׁחֵ֖תוּ	shichetu	themselves
Hosea 11:9	לְ/שַׁחֵ֣ת	leshachet	to destroy
Hosea 13:9	שִֽׁחֶתְ/ךָ֥	shichetekha	your destruction
Amos 1:11	וְ/שִׁחֵ֣ת	veshichet	and he destroyed
Nahum 2:3	שִׁחֵֽתוּ	shichetu	they have destroyed
Zephaniah 3:7	הִשְׁחִ֔יתוּ	hishechitu	they corrupted
Malachi 1:14	מָשְׁחָ֖ת	mashechat	blemished
Malachi 2:8	שִֽׁחַתֶּם֙	shichatem	have corrupted
Malachi 3:11	יַשְׁחִ֥ת	yashechit	it will destroy
Psalms 14:1	הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ	hishechitu	they have corrupted
Psalms 53:2	הִֽ֝שְׁחִ֗יתוּ	hishechitu	they-have-corrupted
Psalms 78:38	יַ֫שְׁחִ֥ית	yashechit	destroy
Psalms 78:45	וַ/תַּשְׁחִיתֵֽ/ם	vatashechitem	which destroyed them
Psalms 106:23	מֵֽ/הַשְׁחִֽית	mehashechit	from destroying
Proverbs 6:32	מַֽשְׁחִ֥ית	mashechit	who destroys
Proverbs 11:9	יַשְׁחִ֣ת	yashechit	destroys
Proverbs 18:9	מַשְׁחִֽית	mashechit	destroyer
Proverbs 23:8	וְ֝/שִׁחַ֗תָּ	veshichata	and you will waste
Proverbs 25:26	מָשְׁחָ֑ת	mashechat	corrupted
Proverbs 28:24	מַשְׁחִֽית	mashechit	who destroys
Ruth 4:6	אַשְׁחִ֖ית	ashechit	I mar
Lamentations 2:5	שִׁחֵ֖ת	shichet	he has destroyed
Lamentations 2:6	שִׁחֵ֖ת	shichet	he-has-destroyed
Lamentations 2:8	לְ/הַשְׁחִית֙	lehashechit	to destroy
Daniel 8:24	יַשְׁחִ֖ית	yashechit	he shall destroy
Daniel 8:24	וְ/הִשְׁחִ֥ית	vehishechit	and he shall destroy
Daniel 8:25	יַשְׁחִ֣ית	yashechit	he shall destroy
Daniel 9:26	יַ֠שְׁחִית	yashechit	will destroy
Daniel 11:17	לְ/הַשְׁחִיתָ֔/הּ	lehashechitah	to destroy her
1 Chronicles 20:1	וַ/יַּשְׁחֵ֣ת	vayashechet	and he devastated
1 Chronicles 21:12	מַשְׁחִ֖ית	mashechit	destroying
1 Chronicles 21:15	לְ/הַשְׁחִיתָ/הּ֒	lehashechitah	to destroy it
1 Chronicles 21:15	וּ/כְ/הַשְׁחִ֗ית	ukhehashechit	and as he was destroying
1 Chronicles 21:15	הַ/מַּשְׁחִית֙	hamashechit	who was destroying
2 Chronicles 12:7	אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑/ם	ashechitem	I-will-destroy-them
2 Chronicles 12:12	לְ/הַשְׁחִ֖ית	lehashechit	to-destroy
2 Chronicles 21:7	לְ/הַשְׁחִית֙	lehashechit	to-destroy
2 Chronicles 24:23	וַ/יַּשְׁחִ֛יתוּ	vayashechitu	and destroyed
2 Chronicles 25:16	לְ/הַשְׁחִיתֶ֔/ךָ	lehashechitekha	to destroy you
2 Chronicles 26:16	לְ/הַשְׁחִ֔ית	lehashechit	to corrupt
2 Chronicles 27:2	מַשְׁחִיתִֽים	mashechitim	continued acting corruptly
2 Chronicles 34:11	הִשְׁחִ֖יתוּ	hishechitu	had destroyed
2 Chronicles 35:21	יַשְׁחִיתֶֽ/ךָ	yashechitekha	he destroy you
2 Chronicles 36:19	לְ/הַשְׁחִֽית	lehashechit	to destroy

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Lexicon H7843

Morphology HC/Vpq2ms All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H7843-61

Words from Root שחת (decay, ruin, corruption, destruction, spoilage)

Word Usage (147 occurrences of H7843)

Lexicon `H7843`

Morphology `HC/Vpq2ms` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H7843-61`