7746. Shuchah
Strong's Lexicon
Shuchah: Pit, ditch

Original Word: שׁוּחָה
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shuwchah
Pronunciation: shoo-khah'
Phonetic Spelling: (shoo-khaw')
Definition: Pit, ditch
Meaning: Shuchah

Word Origin: Derived from the root שׁוּחַ (shuwach), which means to sink down or to be low.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 5421: φρέαρ (phrear) - a well or pit

- Strong's Greek 999: βόθυνος (bothynos) - a pit or abyss

Usage: The term "Shuchah" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a pit or a ditch, often implying a trap or a place of danger. It is typically used metaphorically to describe situations of peril or entrapment, both physically and spiritually.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, pits and ditches were common features of the landscape, often used for trapping animals or as defensive structures. In the biblical context, they symbolize danger, entrapment, and sometimes divine judgment. The imagery of a pit is frequently used in wisdom literature and prophetic writings to convey the consequences of wickedness or the depths of despair.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shuach
Definition
a desc. of Judah
NASB Translation
Shuhah (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. שׁוּחָה proper name 'son' of חוּר, 1 Chronicles 4:11 (Ασχα, Σουα), = חוּשָׁה 1 Chronicles 4:4 (Ωσαν, Ουσα), see ׳ח.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shuah

The same as shuwchah; Shuchah, an Israelite -- Shuah.

see HEBREW shuwchah

Forms and Transliterations
שׁוּחָ֖ה שוחה shuChah šū·ḥāh šūḥāh
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 4:11
HEB: וּכְל֥וּב אֲחִֽי־ שׁוּחָ֖ה הוֹלִ֣יד אֶת־
NAS: the brother of Shuhah became the father
KJV: the brother of Shuah begat
INT: Chelub the brother of Shuhah became of Mehir

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7746
1 Occurrence


šū·ḥāh — 1 Occ.















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