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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 Box Exo 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the officials, and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality; and you shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - "'Cursed be he who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:19 - "Let there be a league between me and you, as between my father and your father: behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold; go, break your league with Ba'asha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:8 - Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the king's house, and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed what you do, for there is no perversion of justice with the LORD our God, or partiality, or taking bribes."

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 - For the company of the godless is barren, and fire consumes the tents of bribery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:5 - who does not put out his money at interest, and does not take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - men in whose hands are evil devices, and whose right hands are full of bribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35 - He will accept no compensation, nor be appeased though you multiply gifts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is like a magic stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns he prospers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - A wicked man accepts a bribe from the bosom to pervert the ways of justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A gift in secret averts anger; and a bribe in the bosom, strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your princes are rebels and companions of thieves. Every one loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend the fatherless, and the widow's cause does not come to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:23 - who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking upon evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - I have aroused him in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways; he shall build my city and set my exiles free, not for price or reward," says the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - In you men take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and increase and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; and you have forgotten me, says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - Its heads give judgment for a bribe, its priests teach for hire, its prophets divine for money; yet they lean upon the LORD and say, "Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us."
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