שָׁחַד
shachad · give a gift, bribe
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7809 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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shachad (שָׁחַד) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “give a gift, bribe”.
To give a gift to win someone over; to bribe.
How to say it
sha·chad
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
- To give gifts to buy someone's favor.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- offer a bribe ×1
- you bribed ×1
Related words
Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Job 6:22
Have I said, ‘Give to me,’ and ‘From your wealth offer a bribe for me,’
- Ezekiel 16:33
To all prostitutes they give a gift, but you gave your gifts to all your lovers, and you bribed them to come to you from all around for your prostitutions.