Do Not Destroy
אַל תַּשְׁחֵתStrong’s H0516al tashchet (al tash-chet)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Al tashchet is the Hebrew word usually translated “al-” and “tashcheth”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.”
Meaning
- § Al-taschith = "do not destroy"
How it's translated
- al- 4
- tashcheth 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
- Psalms 59:1Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
- Psalms 75:1Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare.
Hebrew dictionary
אַל תַּשְׁחֵת al tashchet · Do Not Destroy
§ Al-taschith = "do not destroy" (Hiphil) a command to the chief musician, or perhaps the title of a melody used for several Psalms
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.