H7745 שׁוּחָה (shûwchâh) shoo-khaw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

pit

Strong's Definition

a chasm

Derivation: from H7743 (שׁוּחַ);

KJV Usage: ditch, pit.

TWOT Reference: 2343.1a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) pit

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּחָה (shu.chah) — pit. pit

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שׁוּחָה (H7745 · H7746)

noun f · שׁוח

Landforms

pit = hole in the ground; ◄ either natural or dug by humans; ► can be used to trap animals; ≈ associated with danger

PRO 22:14 · PRO 23:27 · JER 2:6 · JER 18:20 · JER 18:22

name

Names of People

Shuhah = man; ◄ brother of Chelub; tribe of Judah

1CH 4:11

¹ JER 18:22 MT-K שׁיחה | MT-Q שׁוּחָה

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שׁוּחָה n.f. pit base

Bible Occurrences (4)

22:14 23:27

2:6 18:20

Proverbs 22:14

The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit; he who is under the wrath of the LORD will fall into it.

Proverbs 23:27

For a prostitute is a deep pit, and an adulteress is a narrow well.

Jeremiah 2:6

They did not ask, Where is the LORD who brought us up from the land of Egypt, who led us through the wilderness, through a land of deserts and pits, a land of drought and darkness, a land where no one travels and no one lives?

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit for me. Remember how I stood before You to speak good on their behalf, to turn Your wrath from them.