שָׁחַת (šāḥat) is a Hebrew verb meaning go to ruin. It appears 147 times in 25 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7843).

Also rendered

• to ruin

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2370)

Root family 2370: שָׁחַת šāḥat — destroy, corrupt

• מַשְׁחִית mašḥît — ruin
• מִשְׁחַת māšĕḥāt — disfigurement
• מַשְׁחֵת mašḥēt — destruction

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