שְׁחִית
shechit · pit, trap
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7825 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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shechit (שְׁחִית) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pit, trap”.
A pit or trap dug in the ground; figuratively, what leads to ruin or death.
How to say it
she·chit
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Holes that trap and lead to death.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Psalms 107:20
He sent his word and healed them, and rescued them from their pits.
- Lamentations 4:20
The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of YHWH, was caught in their pits, he of whom we said, “In his shadow we will live among the nations.”