Strong’s definition
'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
KJV gloss list in the source
Al-taschith.
Source pronunciation notation: al tash-kayth'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from H408 (אַל) and H7843 (שָׁחַת);
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Contextual morphology & manuscript evidence
Every indexed source occurrence of H516 →
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