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שְׁחִית‏ adj. corrupted

fem. : corrupt act BA^Dan, LJLA. Dan6:5 : כָל־עִלָּה וּשְׁחִיתָה לָא־יָכְלִין לְהַשְׁכָּחָה‏ they are unable to find any pretext or corruption. TgPs17:3 : לא אשכחתא שחיתא‏ .

ruined Qumran. GenApoc 2.17 : אנפיך כדנא עליך שנא ושחת‏ your face is so changed and ruined.

Page refs. in other dictionaries: Jastrow: 1548; Levy Ch-W: 2:471; Cook,Qumran: 232;

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