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Lexicon :: Strong's H7810 - šōḥaḏ

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שֹׁחַד
Transliteration
šōḥaḏ
Pronunciation
shakh'-ad
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2359a

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁחַד shachad, shakh'-ad; from H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive):—bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's H7810 in the following manner: gift (10x), reward (7x), bribes (3x), present (2x), bribery (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's H7810 in the following manner: gift (10x), reward (7x), bribes (3x), present (2x), bribery (1x).

  1. present, bribe

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁחַד shachad, shakh'-ad; from H7809; a donation (venal or redemptive):—bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.
STRONGS H7810: Abbreviations
† שֹׁ֫חַד noun masculine present, specifically bribe; — שׁ׳ absolute Isaiah 1:23 + 22 times; — bribe, usually to pervert justice, object of לָקַח Exodus 23:8a (E), = Deuteronomy 16:19a, Deuteronomy 10:17; 1 Samuel 8:3; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Psalm 15:5; Proverbs 17:23; + infinitive, take bribe to do something, Deuteronomy 27:25; Ezekiel 22:12; אָהַב שׁ׳ Isaiah 1:23; compare also Isaiah 5:23; Isaiah 33:15; Exodus 23:8b (E) = Deuteronomy 16:19b, Micah 3:11; Psalm 26:10; Proverbs 17:8; Proverbs 21:14; אָהֳלֵישֿׁ׳ Job 15:34, i.e. abode of bribe-givers; שׁ׳ Proverbs 6:35 (|| כֹּפֶר) is hush-money, or (possibly) legal compensation (compare Toy); שׁ׳ elsewhere (with שָׁהַ) of bribing king to take sides 1 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 16:8, compare Isaiah 45:13 (|| מְחִיר).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

23:8; 23:8

Deuteronomy

10:17; 16:19; 16:19; 27:25

1 Samuel

8:3

1 Kings

15:19

2 Kings

16:8

2 Chronicles

19:7

Job

15:34

Psalms

15:5; 26:10

Proverbs

6:35; 17:8; 17:23; 21:14

Isaiah

1:23; 1:23; 5:23; 33:15; 45:13

Ezekiel

22:12

Micah

3:11

H7810

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7810 matches the Hebrew שֹׁחַד (šōḥaḏ),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 23:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 23:8 - And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 10:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 10:17 - For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 16:19

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 16:19 - You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality, and you shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and subverts the cause of the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:25 - “‘Cursed be anyone who takes a bribe to shed innocent blood.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 8:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 8:3 - Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:19 - “Let there be a covenant[fn] between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending to you a present of silver and gold. Go, break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 16:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:8 - Ahaz also took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the king’s house and sent a present to the king of Assyria.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - Now then, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the LORD our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:34

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:34 - For the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 15:5 - who does not put out his money at interest
and does not take a bribe against the innocent.
He who does these things shall never be moved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:10 - in whose hands are evil devices,
and whose right hands are full of bribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:35

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:35 - He will accept no compensation;
he will refuse though you multiply gifts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:8 - A bribe is like a magic[fn] stone in the eyes of the one who gives it;
wherever he turns he prospers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:23 - The wicked accepts a bribe in secret[fn]
to pervert the ways of justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,[fn] strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:23 - Your princes are rebels
and companions of thieves.
Everyone loves a bribe
and runs after gifts.
They do not bring justice to the fatherless,
and the widow’s cause does not come to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:23 - who acquit the guilty for a bribe,
and deprive the innocent of his right!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:15 - He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly,
who despises the gain of oppressions,
who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe,
who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed
and shuts his eyes from looking on evil,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:13

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:13 - I have stirred him up in righteousness,
and I will make all his ways level;
he shall build my city
and set my exiles free,
not for price or reward,”
says the LORD of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:12 - In you they take bribes to shed blood; you take interest and profit[fn] and make gain of your neighbors by extortion; but me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:11 - Its heads give judgment for a bribe;
its priests teach for a price;
its prophets practice divination for money;
yet they lean on the LORD and say,
“Is not the LORD in the midst of us?
No disaster shall come upon us.”
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