Strong's Definition
from 7843; destructive, i.e. (as noun) destruction, literally (specifically a snare) or figuratively (corruption)
KJV Usage: corruption, (to) destroy(-ing), destruction, trap, X utterly
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מַשְׁחִית (mash.chit) — destruction. ruin, destruction
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · שׁחת
Impact
destruction = causative action or process by which humans, deities, or animals cause (other) humans, animals, or objects to be affected by violence, destruction, death, putrefaction, pollution, blemishes, and other factors that may have a destructive or deadly impact
EXO 12:13 · 2CH 20:23 · 2CH 22:4 · EZK 5:16 · EZK 9:6 · EZK 21:36 · EZK 25:15 · DAN 10:8
Control
trap literally: destroyer; hence: = contraption ► used for catching animals; ≈ associated with aggression and control
People
destroyer, raider, ravager = a person engaged in actions that cause humans, animals, or objects to be affected by violence, destruction, death, putrefaction, pollution, blemishes, and other factors that may have a destructive or deadly impact
EXO 12:23 · 1SA 13:17 · 1SA 14:15 · ISA 54:16 · JER 22:7 · JER 51:25
People
Collocation: בַּעַל מַשְׁחִית
destroyer literally: owner of destruction; hence: = a person engaged in actions that cause humans, animals, or objects to be affected by violence, destruction, death, putrefaction, pollution, blemishes, and other factors that may have a destructive or deadly impact
name
Names of Constructions
Collocation: הַר־הַמַּשְׁחִית
Mount of Destruction = high place; ◄ located east of Jerusalem; ► destroyed by King Josiah
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַשְׁחִית n.[m.] ruin, destruction base