Lexicon mashcheth: Destruction, corruption, ruin Original Word: מַשְׁחֵת Strong's Exhaustive Concordance destroying For mashchiyth; destruction -- destroying. see HEBREW mashchiyth NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom shachath Definition ruin, destruction NASB Translation destroying (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs מַשְׁחֵת noun [masculine] id.; — כְּ לִי מַשְׁחֵתוֺ Ezekiel 9:1. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root verb שָׁחַת (shachat), meaning "to destroy" or "to ruin."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 3639: ὄλεθρος (olethros) • meaning "destruction" or "ruin." Usage: The word מַשְׁחֵת is used in various contexts within the Hebrew Bible to describe the act or state of destruction. It can refer to the destruction of cities, nations, or individuals, as well as moral or spiritual corruption. Context: מַשְׁחֵת appears in several passages throughout the Hebrew Bible, often in contexts of divine judgment or human wickedness leading to ruin. For example, in Ezekiel 28:16, the term is used to describe the destruction brought upon the king of Tyre due to his pride and iniquity: "By the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence within, and you sinned; so I cast you as a profane thing from the mountain of God, and I destroyed you, O guardian cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire." Here, מַשְׁחֵת conveys both the physical and moral downfall resulting from sin. Forms and Transliterations מַשְׁחֵת֖וֹ משחתו maš·ḥê·ṯōw mashcheTo mašḥêṯōwLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Ezekiel 9:1 HEB: וְאִ֛ישׁ כְּלִ֥י מַשְׁחֵת֖וֹ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ NAS: each with his destroying weapon KJV: even every man [with] his destroying weapon INT: each weapon his destroying his hand 1 Occurrence |
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