בִּ/שְׁחוּת֥/וֹ
𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤕/𐤅
shᵉchûwth
into his own pit
An excavation in the ground, often used as a pit, chasm, or cistern. In biblical usage, most commonly refers to a physical depression or hollow in the earth, which may serve for storage, as a water cistern, or as a trap/fall hazard; sometimes a metaphor for a place of ruin or destruction.
Proverbs 28:10 · Word #5
Lexicon H7816
| Lemma | שְׁחוּת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤅𐤕 |
| Transliteration | shᵉchûwth |
| Strong's | H7816 |
| Definition | An excavation in the ground, often used as a pit, chasm, or cistern. In biblical usage, most commonly refers to a physical depression or hollow in the earth, which may serve for storage, as a water cistern, or as a trap/fall hazard; sometimes a metaphor for a place of ruin or destruction. |
Morphology HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
Common Translation
| Phrase | into his own pit |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7816-01
his sunken pit
| Morphological Notes | Noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix |
| Rendering Rationale | שְׁחוּת denotes a hollowed or sunken depression derived from the root "to sink/bow down." The feminine singular construct with 3ms suffix yields "his pit," here rendered "his sunken pit" to preserve the root sense of what has sunk down. |
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