What does מִשְׁחָת mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁחָת is a Hebrew word meaning "disfigurement".
Hebrew · H4893
מִשְׁחָת
Disfigurement
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מִשְׁחָת H4893
What does מִשְׁחָת mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁחָת is a Hebrew word meaning "disfigurement".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4893?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include they are deformed (1), was disfigured (1).
Where does מִשְׁחָת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 22:25. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (1), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It they are deformed 1× Leviticus 22:25
was disfigured 1× Isaiah 52:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 22:25
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Leviticus 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
מִשְׁחַ֥ת 1x miš·ḥaṯ Isaiah 52:14
מָשְׁחָתָ֤ם 1x mā·šə·ḥā·ṯām Leviticus 22:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 52:14
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Leviticus 22:25
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. disfigurement
Source Gloss
disfigurement
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
disfigurement Usage: corruption, marred.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִשְׁחָת is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain