שְׁחוּת
she.chut
H7816
H:N-F
Hebrew
pit
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Books
Hebrew
Language
she.chut denotes the pit into which a person who misleads the upright is said to fall.
The attested use names the pit into which the person who leads the upright into a harmful way is said to fall.
Senses in use
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A pit marking the deceiver's downfall · dominant
In Proverbs 28:10, the construct feminine singular noun occurs in the clause about the one who misleads the upright; the APB renders the outcome, "will himself fall into his pit."
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Proverbs 28:10, the APB presents the clause as "will himself fall into his pit." The term's individual English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond this clause.