שָׁחַד shâchad — to donate, i.e. bribe

pronounced shaw-khad' · Strong's H7809 · 2 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as hire, give a reward.

a primitive root; to donate, i.e. bribe.

shâchad in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperative 1Wayyiqtol 1

שִׁחֲד֥וּ Job 6:22 Imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance? (KJV)

וַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣י Ezek 16:33 Wayyiqtol, 2nd person feminine singular

They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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