Lexical Summary shochad: a present, bribe Original Word: שַׁחַדTransliteration: shochad Phonetic Spelling: (shakh'-ad) Part of Speech: Noun Masculine Short Definition: a present, bribe Meaning: a present, bribe Strong's Concordance bribery, gift, present, reward From shachad; a donation (venal or redemptive) -- bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward. see HEBREW shachad Brown-Driver-Briggs H7810. shochad שֹׁ֫חַד noun masculine present, specifically bribe; — ׳שׁ absolute Isaiah 1:23 22t.; — bribe, usually to pervert justice, object of לָקַח Exodus 23:8 a (E), = Deuteronomy 16:19a, 10:17; 1 Samuel 8:3; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Psalm 15:5; Proverbs 17:23; + infinitive, take bribe to do something, Deuteronomy 27:25; Ezekiel 22:12; שׁ ׳אָהַב Isaiah 1:23; compare also 5:23; 33:15; Exodus 23:8b (E) = Deuteronomy 16:19b, Micah 3:11; Psalm 26:10; Proverbs 17:8; 21:14; ׳אָהֳלֵישֿׁ Job 15:34, i.e. abode of bribe-givers; ׳שׁ Proverbs 6:35 ("" כֹּפֶר) is hush-money, or (possibly) legal compensation (compare Toy); ׳שׁ elsewhere (with שָׁהַ) of bribing king to take sides 1 Kings 15:19; 2 Kings 16:8, compare Isaiah 45:13 ("" מְחִיר). |
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