Strong’s definition
{to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)}
KJV gloss list in the source
corrupt, fault.
Source pronunciation notation: shekh-ath'
Derivation recorded by Strong
(Aramaic) corresponding to H7843 (שָׁחַת)
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