Lexicon
שָׁחַד
sha.chad
H7809
H:V Hebrew

to bribe

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

sha.chad denotes offering payment or gifts to secure another person's response, whether enacted or rhetorically denied.

The two verses show giving gifts or payment to obtain another person's response: Ezekiel 16:33 portrays gifts given to lovers so that they come, while Job 6:22 rhetorically denies having asked others to give something or pay from their wealth.

Senses in use

  1. Giving payment to obtain a response · dominant

    In Ezekiel 16:33, the Qal sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause about giving gifts to lovers so that they come; the APB renders this action as “bribed them to come to you.” In Job 6:22, the Qal imperative occurs in a rhetorical question denying that the speaker had said, “Give me something,” or asked for payment from others' wealth.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “bribed” in Ezekiel 16:33, while Job 6:22 presents a broader request for something or payment. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall setting rather than assign a precise English equivalent in every case.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture