To bribe
שָׁחַדStrong’s H7809shachad (sha-chad)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shachad is the Hebrew word usually translated “give a reward” and “have bribed”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of your substance?”
Meaning
- (Qal) to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts
How it's translated
- give a reward 1
- and you have bribed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Job 1
- Ezekiel 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁחַד shachad · to bribe
(Qal) to give a present, bribe, ransom, offer gifts
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “bribe” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BRIBE, noun
- A price, reward, gift or favor bestowed or promised with a view to pervert the judgment, or corrupt the conduct of a judge, witness or other person.
- That which seduces.
All definitions and other forms of “bribe”
BRIBE, verb transitive
To give or promise a reward or consideration, with a view to pervert the judgment, or corrupt the conduct. To hire for bad purposes; to purchase the decision of a judge, the testimony of a witness, or the performance of some act contrary to known truth, justice or rectitude.
- To gain by a bribe
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.