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שַׁחַד H7810

H7810 is the Hebrew word שַׁחַד, transliterated shachad and said shakh'-ad. The King James Version most often renders it gift.

Word: שַׁחַדTransliteration: shachadSaid: shakh'-adLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

a donation (venal or redemptive).

Where it comes from

from H7809 (שָׁחַד).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

gift 5×reward 5×gifts 3×bribes 2×present 2×no gift 1×nor reward 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

Verses using שַׁחַד

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Exodus 23:8 · KJV

And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 16:19 · KJV

Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy 27:25 · KJV

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

1 Samuel 8:3 · KJV

And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

1 Kings 15:19 · KJV

There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

2 Kings 16:8 · KJV

And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and sent it for a present to the king of Assyria.

2 Chronicles 19:7 · KJV

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

Psalm 15:5 · KJV

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

Proverbs 17:8 · KJV

A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it: whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.

Proverbs 17:23 · KJV

A wicked man taketh a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.

Proverbs 21:14 · KJV

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Isaiah 1:23 · KJV

Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them.

Isaiah 5:23 · KJV

Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!

Isaiah 33:15 · KJV

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

Isaiah 45:13 · KJV

I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

Ezekiel 22:12 · KJV

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

Micah 3:11 · KJV

The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7810 mean?

H7810 is the Hebrew word שַׁחַד (shachad), meaning a donation (venal or redemptive).

How is H7810 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it gift (5 times), reward (5 times), gifts (3 times), bribes (2 times), present (2 times), among others.

How many times does H7810 appear in the Bible?

שַׁחַד (shachad) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7810 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7809 (שָׁחַד).

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