Lexical Definition
מַשְׁחִית mashchîyth (mash-kheeth') destruction H:N-M
from שָׁחַת
corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, [idiom] utterly.
- destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)
1) ruin, destruction
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| מַשְׁחִֽית | destruction | Prov.18.9 • Ezek.21.31 |
| מַשְׁחִ֖ית | a destroyer | Jer.5.26 |
| לְמַשְׁחִֽית | to destruction | 2Chr.20.23 |
| לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית | to destruction | 2Chr.22.4 |
| לְמַשְׁחִ֗ית | to destruction | Ezek.9.6 |
| לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית | to destruction | Ezek.25.15 |
| לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית | for destruction | Exod.12.13 • Ezek.5.16 |
| into destruction | Dan.10.8 | |
| הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ | destruction | Jer.51.25 |
| הַמַּשְׁחִית֒ | destruction | 2Kgs.23.13 |
| Μοσοάθ | of Mosoath | LXX.2Kgs.23.13 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
מַשְׁחִית noun [masculine] ruin, destruction; — ׳מ absolute Jer 5:26 + 10 t.; — physical destruction Ezek 5:16; Ezek 9:6; Ezek 21:36*; Ezek 25:15; Exod 12:13 (P), 2Chr 20:23; 2Chr 22:4 ׳בַּעַל מ Prov 18:9 = destroyer; Dan 10:8 (disfigurement); ׳הַרמֿ Jer 51:25 (figurative of Babylonian as destroyer), in 2Kgs 23:13 = mountain of corruption (where bamoth were, southern end of Mt. of Olives, possibly adapted from הַרמִֿשְׁחָה so HoffmZAW ii (1882), 175 Benz Kit Bur; ᵑ9 mons offensionis).
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Exodus | 12:13 |
| 2 Kings | 23:13 |
| 2 Chronicles | 20:23 · 22:4 |
| Proverbs | 18:9 |
| Jeremiah | 5:26 · 51:25 |
| Ezekiel | 5:16 · 9:6 · 21:36* · 25:15 |
| Daniel | 10:8 |