Shuchah שׁוּחָה
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| שׁוּחָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shuchah |
| Strong's number | H7745 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pit |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (3) |
Shuchah (Hebrew שׁוּחָה, Strong's H7745) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “pit”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
pit
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pit (3), ditch (1), pits (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | pit (3), pits (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shuchah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Proverbs
- Proverbs 22:14The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.
- Proverbs 23:27For a whore is a deep ditch; and a strange woman is a narrow pit.For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 2:6Neither said they, Where is the Lord that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, that led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and of pits, through a land of drought, and of the shadow of death, through a land that no man passed through, and where no man dwelt?They did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?’
- Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.
- Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.Let a cry be heard from their houses when You suddenly bring raiders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).