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Job 17:14

“I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שַׁחַתshachath · shakh'-ath
H7845 · Hebrew

Definition: a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction
Derivation: from H7743 (שׁוּחַ);
KJV renderings: corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.
Grammar: לַ — preposition with definite article
שַּׁ֣חַת — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
Code HRd/Ncfsa
Usage: Occurs 23 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 9:31 Job 33:18 Job 33:22 Job 33:24 Job 33:28

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שַׁחַת here.

Verse 13 Verse 15

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.