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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 Box Exo 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - “Take no bribes, for a bribe makes you ignore something that you clearly see. A bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - “For the LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - ‘Cursed is anyone who accepts payment to kill an innocent person.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted bribes and perverted justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:19 - “Let there be a treaty[fn] between you and me like the one between your father and my father. See, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Break your treaty with King Baasha of Israel so that he will leave me alone.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:8 - Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the LORD and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - Fear the LORD and judge with integrity, for the LORD our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 - For the godless are barren.
Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:5 - Those who lend money without charging interest,
and who cannot be bribed to lie about the innocent.
Such people will stand firm forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - Their hands are dirty with evil schemes,
and they constantly take bribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35 - He will accept no compensation,
nor be satisfied with a payoff of any size.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is like a lucky charm;
whoever gives one will prosper!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - The wicked take secret bribes
to pervert the course of justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A secret gift calms anger;
a bribe under the table pacifies fury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your leaders are rebels,
the companions of thieves.
All of them love bribes
and demand payoffs,
but they refuse to defend the cause of orphans
or fight for the rights of widows.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:23 - They take bribes to let the wicked go free,
and they punish the innocent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - Those who are honest and fair,
who refuse to profit by fraud,
who stay far away from bribes,
who refuse to listen to those who plot murder,
who shut their eyes to all enticement to do wrong—

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - I will raise up Cyrus to fulfill my righteous purpose,
and I will guide his actions.
He will restore my city and free my captive people—
without seeking a reward!
I, the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere. They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - You rulers make decisions based on bribes;
you priests teach God’s laws only for a price;
you prophets won’t prophesy unless you are paid.
Yet all of you claim to depend on the LORD.
“No harm can come to us,” you say,
“for the LORD is here among us.”
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