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H7843

שָׁחַת

shâchath [shaw-khath'] Verb
Core meaningto decay

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H7843

to decay , i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)

KJV usage: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, × utterly, waste(-r).
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, × utterly, waste(-r). batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, × utterly, waste(-r).

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