Strong's Lexicon

H4889

H4889 — מַשׁחִיתּ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewmashchiythnoun mascOccurrences: 11TWOT: 2370a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H4889
Word:מַשׁחִיתּ
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7843
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:11
Transliteration:mashchiyth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:mash-kheeth'
Meaning:1. destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)
KJV Renderings:corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, X utterly.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8616

מַשְׁחִית noun [masculine] ruin, destruction; — ׳ מ absolute Jer 5:26 + 10 t.; — physical destruction Ezek 5:16; Ezek 9:6; Ezek 21:36; Ezek 25:15; Exod 12:13 ( P ), 2Chr 20:23; 2Chr 22:4 ׳ בַּעַל מ Prov 18:9 = destroyer; Dan 10:8 (disfigurement); ׳ הַרמֿ Jer 51:25 (figurative of Babylonian as destroyer), in 2Kgs 23:13 = mountain of corruption (where bamoth were, southern end of Mt. of Olives, possibly adapted from הַרמִֿשְׁחָה so HoffmZAW ii (1882), 175 Benz Kit Bur; ᵑ9 mons offensionis).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

משחית (mash-gheeth’)

Exodus 12:13

KJV: And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.to destroy…: Heb. for a destruction
EHCC: be upon you to destroy (you), (marg. for

2 Kings 23:13

KJV: And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.the mount…: that is, the mount of Olives
EHCC: the right hand of the mount of tion,

2 Chronicles 20:23

KJV: For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.to destroy: Heb. for the destruction
EHCC: every one helped to destroy (marg. ir the

Jeremiah 5:26

KJV: For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.they lay…: or, they pry as fowlers lie in wait
EHCC: they set a frap, they catch men. |

Jeremiah 51:25

KJV: Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain.
EHCC: against thee, O destroying mountain,

Ezekiel 5:16

KJV: When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
EHCC: which shall be for theirs, destruction,

Ezekiel 21:31

KJV: And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee into the hand of brutish men, and skilful to destroy.brutish: or, burning
EHCC: (86). skilful to destroy.

Ezekiel 25:15

KJV: Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;for the…: or, with perpetual hatred
EHCC: to destroy (it) for the old hatred ;

Daniel 10:8

KJV: Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.comeliness: or, vigour
EHCC: was turned in me into corruption,
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