Strong's H7845 · Hebrew
שַׁחַת
shachath · /shakh'-ath/
Definition
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
KJV: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
Root / derivation: from H7743 (שׁוּחַ);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שַׁחַת across 23 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
23 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Job7 verses
Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me. abhor: or, make me to be abhorred
Job 17:14I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. said: Heb. cried, or, called
Job 33:18He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. from perishing: Heb. from passing
Job 33:22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
Job 33:24Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom. a ransom: or, an atonement
Job 33:28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. He: or, He hath delivered my soul, etc, and my life
Job 33:30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
Psalms9 verses
He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. He made a pit: Heb. He hath digged a pit
Psalms 9:15The heathen are sunk down in the pit that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
Psalms 16:10For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
Psalms 30:9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.
Psalms 49:9That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
Psalms 55:23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee. bloody: Heb. men of bloods and deceit shall: Heb. shall not half their days
Psalms 94:13That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
Psalms 103:4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah2 verses
Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back. for peace: or, on my peace came great bitterness thou hast in: Heb. thou hast loved my soul from the pit
Isaiah 51:14The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail.
Ezekiel3 verses
The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.
Ezekiel 19:8Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in their pit.
Ezekiel 28:8They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of them that are slain in the midst of the seas.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H7845 (shachath) mean?
a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
How many times does H7845 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H7845 (שַׁחַת) appears in 23 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “pit.”
How is shachath translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H7845 is rendered as “pit” (14×), “corruption” (4×), “destruction” (2×), “ditch” (2×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שַׁחַת come from?
from H7743 (שׁוּחַ);