Lexical Definition

‎שְׁחַת‎ shᵉchath (shekh-ath') to corrupt ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎שָׁחַת‎

corrupt, fault.

• {to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)}

1) to corrupt
1a) (P'al)
1a1) corrupt (participle)
1a2) fault (subst)

Extended Information

Aramaic of: שָׁחַת

Brown-Driver-Briggs

Hebrew form: שָׁחַת
[‎שְׁחַת‎] verb corrupt (‎ᵑ7‎^J (once), Syriac ; Biblical Hebrew [‎שָׁחַת‎]); —

Pe`al Passive participle feminine singular ‎שְׁחִיתָה‎ Dan 2:9 corrupt word; as noun = fault Dan 6:5* (twice in verse) (compare ᵑ7 Ps 17:3; Ruth 4:22).

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