H516 — אַל תַּשְׁחֵת (ʼAl tashchêth)
Strong's H516 (Hebrew)
Hebrew: אַל תַּשְׁחֵת (ʼAl tashchêth)
Pronunciation: al tash-kayth'
Morphology: n-m
Derivation: from אַל (ʼal) [H408] and שָׁחַת (shâchath) [H7843];
Definition: 'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song
KJV Renderings: Al-taschith.
Senses
- Al-taschith = "do not destroy"
- (Hiphil) a command to the chief musician, or perhaps the title of a melody used for several Psalms
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H408 | אַל | ʼal | a negative particle (akin to לֹא (lôʼ) H3808) | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | nay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than |
| H7843 | שָׁחַת | shâchath | a primitive root | to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) | batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, [idiom] utterly, waste(-r) |
Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.
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