שְׁחַת
shechat · corrupt, fault
Aramaic word · Strong’s number H7844 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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shechat (שְׁחַת) is an Aramaic word of the Bible that means “corrupt, fault”.
Corrupt; as a noun, a fault, a wrong act (Aramaic).
How to say it
she·chat
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
- Twisted, wicked, meant to deceive.
- Something wrong one could be blamed for.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- fault ×2
- corrupt ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Daniel 2:9
that if you do not make known to me the dream, there is one law for you; and a lying word and corrupt you have agreed to speak before me until the time changes. Therefore tell me the dream, and I will know that you can declare to me its interpretation.”
- Daniel 6:4
Then the supervisors and the satraps were seeking to find a pretext against Daniel in regard to the kingdom; but they could find no pretext or fault, because he was faithful, and no negligence or fault was found in him.
And 1 more times.