מַשְׁחֵת
mash.chet
destruction
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided data, the Hebrew word מַשְׁחֵת (mash.chet) has a short definition of "destruction." This single-word conveyance implies a concept of damage, harm, or annihilation without specifying the cause or extent. The limited occurrences of this word in the Bible suggest it may be less common or significant in the biblical narrative. Considering the definition and scarcity of the word, its significance might be related to its intensity or finality in destructive outcomes. This is an open possibility because, with only one occurrence to work with, we can't draw a clear picture of its broader implications or relationships to other concepts.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text