Strong's Lexicon

H7810

H7810 — שַׁחַד

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

Hebrewshachadnoun mascOccurrences: 23TWOT: 2359a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7810
Word:	שַׁחַד
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H7809
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	23
Transliteration:	shachad
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shakh'-ad
Meaning:	1. a donation (venal or redemptive)
KJV Renderings:	bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

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BDB8580

שֹׁ֫חַד noun masculine present, specifically bribe; — ׳ שׁ absolute Isa 1:23 + 22 t.; — bribe, usually to pervert justice, object of לָקַח Exod 23:8 a ( E ), = Deut 16:19a, Deut 10:17; 1Sam 8:3; 2Chr 19:7; Ps 15:5 ; Prov 17:23 + infinitive, take bribe to do something, Deut 27:25; Ezek 22:12 ׳ אָהַב שׁ Isa 1:23 compare also Isa 5:23; Isa 33:15; Exod 23:8b ( E ) = Deut 16:19b, Mic 3:11; Ps 26:10; Prov 17:8; Prov 21:14 ׳ אָהֳלֵישֿׁ Job 15:34, i.e. abode of bribe-givers; ׳ שׁ Prov 6:35 (|| כֹּפֶר) is hush-money, or (possibly) legal compensation (compare Toy); ׳ שׁ elsewhere (with שָׁהַ) of bribing king to take sides 1Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 16:8, compare Isa 45:13 (|| מְחִיר).

Other Resources

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