Shᵉchîyth — H7825

Definition

feminine noun

a pit-fall (literally or figuratively)

1. pit

Usually translated as

destruction, pit

Origin

from H7812

• Derived from Shâchâh (H7812)

Occurrences

Shᵉchîyth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (1), Lamentations (1)

• Psalms 107:20 — He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions (מִשְּׁחִיתוֹתָֽם).
• Lamentations 4:20 — The breath of our nostrils, the anointed of the LORD, was taken in their pits (בִּשְׁחִיתוֹתָ֑ם), of whom we said, Under his shadow we shall live among the heathen.