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Lexicon :: Strong's H7810 - šōḥaḏ

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שֹׁחַד
Transliteration
šōḥaḏ
Pronunciation
shakh'-ad
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2359a

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁחַד shachad, shakh'-ad; from H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive):—bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H7810 in the following manner: gift (10x), reward (7x), bribes (3x), present (2x), bribery (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H7810 in the following manner: gift (10x), reward (7x), bribes (3x), present (2x), bribery (1x).

  1. present, bribe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁחַד shachad, shakh'-ad; from H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive):—bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.
STRONGS H7810: Abbreviations
† שֹׁ֫חַד noun masculine present, specifically bribe; — שׁ׳ absolute Isaiah 1:23 + 22 times; — bribe, usually to pervert justice, object of לָקַח Exodus 23:8a (E), = Deuteronomy 16:19a, Deuteronomy 10:17; 1 Samuel 8:3; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Psalm 15:5; Proverbs 17:23; + infinitive, take bribe to do something, Deuteronomy 27:25; Ezekiel 22:12; אָהַב שׁ׳ Isaiah 1:23; compare also Isaiah 5:23; Isaiah 33:15; Exodus 23:8b (E) = Deuteronomy 16:19b, Micah 3:11; Psalm 26:10; Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 21:14; אָהֳלֵישֿׁ׳ Job 15:34, i.e. abode of bribe-givers; שׁ׳ Proverbs 6:35 (|| כֹּפֶר) is hush-money, or (possibly) legal compensation (compare Toy); שׁ׳ elsewhere (with שָׁהַ) of bribing king to take sides 1 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 16:8, compare Isaiah 45:13 (|| מְחִיר).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

23:8; 23:8

Deuteronomy

10:17; 16:19; 16:19; 27:25

1 Samuel

8:3

1 Kings

15:19

2 Kings

16:8

2 Chronicles

19:7

Job

15:34

Psalms

15:5; 26:10

Proverbs

6:35; 17:8; 17:23; 21:14

Isaiah

1:23; 1:23; 5:23; 33:15; 45:13

Ezekiel

22:12

Micah

3:11

H7810

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7810 matches the Hebrew שֹׁחַד (šōḥaḏ),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - And thou shalt not receive gifts; for gifts blind the eyes of the seeing, and corrupt just words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the Lord your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords, the great, and strong, and terrible God, who does not [fn]accept persons, nor will he by any means accept a bribe:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - they shall not wrest judgment, nor favour persons, nor receive a gift; for gifts blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - Cursed is he whosoever shall have taken a bribe to [fn]slay an innocent man: and all the people shall say, So be it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - And his sons did not walk in his way; and they turned aside after gain, and took gifts, and perverted judgments.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:19 - Make a covenant between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: lo! I have sent forth to thee gold and silver for gifts: come, break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, [fn]that he may go up from me.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:8 - And Achaz took the silver and the gold that was found in the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's house, and sent gifts to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and be wary, and do your duty: for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, neither is it for him to respect persons, nor to take bribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 - For death is the witness of an ungodly man, and fire shall burn the houses of them that receive gifts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:5 - (LXX 14:5) He has not [fn]lent his money on usury, and has not received bribes against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - (LXX 25:10) in whose hands are iniquities, and their right hand is filled with bribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35 - He will not forego his enmity for any ransom: neither will he be reconciled for many gifts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - Instruction is to them that use it a gracious reward: and whithersoever it may turn, it shall prosper.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - The ways of a man who unjustly receives gifts in his bosom do not prosper; and an ungodly man perverts the ways of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A secret gift calms anger: but he that forbears to give stirs up strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Thy princes are rebellious, companions of thieves, loving bribes, seeking after rewards; not pleading for orphans, and not heeding the cause of widows.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:23 - who justify the ungodly for rewards, and take away the righteousness of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He that walks in righteousness, speaking rightly, hating transgression and iniquity, and shaking his hands from gifts, stopping his ears that he should not hear the judgment of blood, shutting his eyes that he should not see injustice;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - I have raised him up to be a king with righteousness, and all his ways are right: he shall build my city, and shall turn the captivity of my people, not [fn]for ransoms, nor for rewards, saith the Lord of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - In thee they have received gifts to shed blood; they have received in thee interest and usurious increase; and by oppression thou hast brought thy wickedness to the full, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - The heads thereof have judged for gifts, and the priests thereof have answered for hire, and her prophets have divined for silver: and yet they have rested on the Lord, saying, Is not the Lord among us? no evil shall come upon us.
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