שָׁחַדshâchad
give a present, bribe
Pronunciation: shaw-khad' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7809
Meanings
Qal: thou didst bribe them, to buy it off (Ezekiel 16:33; Isaiah 47:11; Proverbs 6:35)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Job 6:22 But why? Have I ever asked you for a gift? Have I begged for anything of yours for myself?
- Ezekiel 16:33 Prostitutes charge for their services—but not you! You give gifts to your lovers, bribing them to come and have sex with you.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).