שְׁחִיתshᵉchîyth

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Pronunciation: shekh-eeth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7825

Meanings

(Lamentations 4:20; Psalms 107:20)

Same root

שָׁחָהshâchâh · H7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Psalms 107:20 He sent out his word and healed them, snatching them from the door of death.
Lamentations 4:20 Our king—the Lord’s anointed, the very life of our nation— was caught in their snares. We had thought that his shadow would protect us against any nation on earth!

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).