4889. mashchith

Lexicon

mashchith: Destroyer, destruction, ruin

Original Word: מַשְׁחִית
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: mashchiyth
Pronunciation: mash-KHEETH
Phonetic Spelling: (mash-kheeth')
Definition: Destroyer, destruction, ruin
Meaning: destructive, destruction

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

corruption, to destroying, destruction, trap, utterly

From shachath; destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption) -- corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, X utterly.

see HEBREW shachath

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shachath
Definition
ruin, destruction
NASB Translation
deathly pallor (1), destroy (2), destruction (3), trap (1), utterly (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

מַשְׁחִית noun [masculine] ruin, destruction; — ׳מ absolute Jeremiah 5:26 10t.; — physical destruction Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 9:6; Ezekiel 21:36; Ezekiel 25:15; Exodus 12:13 (P), 2 Chronicles 20:23; 22:4; ׳בַּעַל מ Proverbs 18:9 = destroyer; Daniel 10:8 (disfigurement); ׳הַרמֿ Jeremiah 51:25 (figurative of Babylonian as destroyer), in 2 Kings 23:13 = mountain of corruption (where bamoth were, southern end of Mt. of Olives, possibly adapted from הַרמִֿשְׁחָה so Hoffm^{ZAW ii (1882), 175} Benz Kit Bur; ᵑ9 mons offensionis).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁחַת (shachat), which means "to destroy" or "to corrupt."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 3645: ὀλεθρεύω (olethreuō) • to destroy, to ruin.
• Strong's Greek Number 622: ἀπόλλυμι (apollymi) • to destroy, to perish.

These Greek terms capture similar themes of destruction and are used in the Septuagint and New Testament to convey the concept of ruin or loss, often in a spiritual or eschatological context.

Usage: The word מַשְׁחִית is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to describe destruction or a destructive force. It can refer to physical destruction, moral corruption, or divine judgment.

Context: מַשְׁחִית appears in several passages throughout the Hebrew Bible, often in contexts of divine judgment or as a descriptor of destructive forces. For instance, in Exodus 12:23, it is used to describe the "destroyer" that passed over Egypt during the final plague: "For the LORD will pass through to strike down the Egyptians, and when He sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to strike you down." This highlights its role as an agent of divine retribution. In 2 Samuel 24:16, מַשְׁחִית is used in the context of an angel sent to destroy Jerusalem, emphasizing the theme of divine intervention and judgment. The term can also be found in prophetic literature, such as in Isaiah 54:16, where it is associated with the creation of instruments of destruction. The usage of מַשְׁחִית underscores the themes of divine sovereignty and the consequences of disobedience.

Forms and Transliterations

הַמַּשְׁחִית֒ הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ המשחית לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית לְמַשְׁחִ֗ית לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃ למשחית למשחית׃ מַשְׁחִ֖ית מַשְׁחִֽית׃ משחית משחית׃ ham·maš·ḥîṯ hammashChit hammašḥîṯ lə·maš·ḥîṯ lemashChit ləmašḥîṯ maš·ḥîṯ mashChit mašḥîṯ

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 12:13
HEB: בָכֶ֥ם נֶ֙גֶף֙ לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית בְּהַכֹּתִ֖י בְּאֶ֥רֶץ
KJV: over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy [you], when I smite
INT: will befall plague to destroy strike the land

2 Kings 23:13
HEB: מִימִ֣ין לְהַר־ הַמַּשְׁחִית֒ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּ֠נָה
NAS: of the mount of destruction which
KJV: of the mount of corruption, which Solomon
INT: the right of the mount of destruction which had built

2 Chronicles 20:23
HEB: אִישׁ־ בְּרֵעֵ֖הוּ לְמַשְׁחִֽית׃
NAS: they helped to destroy one
KJV: every one helped to destroy another.
INT: one another to destroy

2 Chronicles 22:4
HEB: מ֥וֹת אָבִ֖יו לְמַשְׁחִ֥ית לֽוֹ׃
NAS: of his father, to his destruction.
KJV: of his father to his destruction.
INT: the death of his father to his destruction

Jeremiah 5:26
HEB: יְקוּשִׁ֔ים הִצִּ֥יבוּ מַשְׁחִ֖ית אֲנָשִׁ֥ים יִלְכֹּֽדוּ׃
NAS: They set a trap, They catch
KJV: they set a trap, they catch
INT: fowlers set A trap men catch

Jeremiah 51:25
HEB: אֵלֶ֜יךָ הַ֤ר הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ נְאֻם־ יְהוָ֔ה
KJV: Behold, I [am] against thee, O destroying mountain,
INT: I am against mountain destroying declares the LORD

Ezekiel 5:16
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָי֣וּ לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשַׁלַּ֥ח
KJV: of famine, which shall be for [their] destruction, [and] which I will send
INT: which become shall be for destruction whom will send

Ezekiel 9:6
HEB: וְנָשִׁ֜ים תַּהַרְג֣וּ לְמַשְׁחִ֗ית וְעַל־ כָּל־
NAS: Utterly slay old
KJV: Slay utterly old [and] young,
INT: and women slay Utterly and any

Ezekiel 21:31
HEB: בֹּֽעֲרִ֔ים חָרָשֵׁ֖י מַשְׁחִֽית׃
NAS: men, skilled in destruction.
KJV: men, [and] skilful to destroy.
INT: of brutal skilled destruction

Ezekiel 25:15
HEB: בִּשְׁאָ֣ט בְּנֶ֔פֶשׁ לְמַשְׁחִ֖ית אֵיבַ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: of soul to destroy with everlasting
KJV: heart, to destroy [it] for the old
INT: scorn of soul to destroy enmity everlasting

Daniel 10:8
HEB: נֶהְפַּ֤ךְ עָלַי֙ לְמַשְׁחִ֔ית וְלֹ֥א עָצַ֖רְתִּי
NAS: turned to a deathly pallor, and I retained
KJV: was turned in me into corruption, and I retained
INT: turned unto A deathly no retained

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 4889
11 Occurrences

ham·maš·ḥîṯ — 2 Occ.
lə·maš·ḥîṯ — 7 Occ.
maš·ḥîṯ — 2 Occ.