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H7809 שָׁחַד (shâchad) shaw-khad'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to bribe

Strong's Definition

to donate, i.e. bribe

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: hire, give a reward.

TWOT Reference: 2359

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁחַד (sha.chad) — to bribe. (Qal) to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · שֹׁחַד

Non-Possess | verb qal

to bribe = causative action by which humans give other humans an object of some value, ► with the purpose of influencing or persuading them

JOB 6:22 · EZK 16:33

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[שָׁחַד] vb. give a present, bribe base

Bible Occurrences (2)

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