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Lexicon :: Strong's H4889 - mašḥîṯ

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מַשְׁחִית
Transliteration
mašḥîṯ
Pronunciation
mash-kheeth'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2370a

Strong’s Definitions

מַשְׁחִית mashchîyth, mash-kheeth'; from H7843; destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption):—corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, × utterly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H4889 in the following manner: destroy (4x), corruption (2x), destruction (2x), set a trap (1x), destroying (1x), utterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H4889 in the following manner: destroy (4x), corruption (2x), destruction (2x), set a trap (1x), destroying (1x), utterly (1x).

  1. ruin, destruction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַשְׁחִית mashchîyth, mash-kheeth'; from H7843; destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption):—corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, × utterly.
STRONGS H4889: Abbreviations
† מַשְׁחִית noun [masculine] ruin, destruction; — מ׳ absolute Jeremiah 5:26 + 10 times; — physical destruction Ezekiel 5:16; Ezekiel 9:6; Ezekiel 21:36; Ezekiel 25:15; Exodus 12:13 (P), 2 Chronicles 20:23; 22:4; בַּעַל מ׳ Proverbs 18:9 = destroyer; Daniel 10:8 (disfigurement); הַרמֿ׳ Jeremiah 51:25 (figurative of Babylonian as destroyer), in 2 Kings 23:13 = mountain of corruption (where bamoth were, southern end of Mt. of Olives, possibly adapted from הַרמִֿשְׁחָה so HoffmZAW ii (1882), 175 Benz Kit Bur; Vulgate mons offensionis).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

12:13

2 Kings

23:13

2 Chronicles

20:23; 22:4

Proverbs

18:9

Jeremiah

5:26; 51:25

Ezekiel

5:16; 9:6; 25:15

Daniel

10:8

H4889

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4889 matches the Hebrew מַשְׁחִית (mašḥîṯ),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 12:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:13 - But the blood on your doorposts will serve as a sign, marking the houses where you are staying. When I see the blood, I will pass over you. This plague of death will not touch you when I strike the land of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 23:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:13 - The king also desecrated the pagan shrines east of Jerusalem, to the south of the Mount of Corruption, where King Solomon of Israel had built shrines for Ashtoreth, the detestable goddess of the Sidonians; and for Chemosh, the detestable god of the Moabites; and for Molech,[fn] the vile god of the Ammonites.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 20:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 20:23 - The armies of Moab and Ammon turned against their allies from Mount Seir and killed every one of them. After they had destroyed the army of Seir, they began attacking each other.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 22:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 22:4 - He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done. They even became his advisers after the death of his father, and they led him to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:26 - “Among my people are wicked men
who lie in wait for victims like a hunter hiding in a blind.
They continually set traps
to catch people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:25 - “Look, O mighty mountain, destroyer of the earth!
I am your enemy,” says the LORD.
“I will raise my fist against you,
to knock you down from the heights.
When I am finished,
you will be nothing but a heap of burnt rubble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 5:16 - “I will shower you with the deadly arrows of famine to destroy you. The famine will become more and more severe until every crumb of food is gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 9:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 9:6 - Kill them all—old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin right here at the Temple.” So they began by killing the seventy leaders.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:31

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:31 - I will pour out my fury on you
and blow on you with the fire of my anger.
I will hand you over to cruel men
who are skilled in destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:15 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:8 - So I was left there all alone to see this amazing vision. My strength left me, my face grew deathly pale, and I felt very weak.
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