- Original: שׁחת - Transliteration: Shachath - Phonetic: shakh'-ath - Definition: 1. pit, destruction, grave a. pit (for catching lions) b. pit (of hell) - Origin: from H7743 - TWOT entry: 2343.1c,2370d - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From H7743 ; a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively destruction: - corruption destruction ditch grave pit. Total KJV Occurrences: 23 • corruption, 4 Job 17:14; Psalm 16:10; Psalm 49:9; Jonah 2:6 • destruction, 2 Psalm 55:23; Psalm 103:4 • ditch, 2 Job 9:31; Psalm 7:15 • grave, 1 Job 33:22 • pit, 14 Job 33:18; Job 33:24; Job 33:28; Job 33:30; Psalm 9:15; Psalm 30:9; Psalm 35:7; Psalm 94:13; Proverbs 26:27; Isaiah 38:17; Isaiah 51:14; Ezekiel 19:4; Ezekiel 19:8; Ezekiel 28:8