שַׁחַת (šaḥat) is a Hebrew noun meaning pit. It appears 23 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7845).

Also rendered

• hell

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2343.1c)

Root family 2343.1: שָׁוָה šāwâ — II, to set, place

• שׁוּחָה šûḥâ — pit
• שׁוּחַ šûaḥ — sink down
• שִׁיחָה šîḥâ — pit-fall

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