שְׁחִית shᵉchîyth

Meaning

a pit-fall (literally or figuratively)

In the King James Version: destruction, pit.

Derivation: from H7812 (שָׁחָה);

Where it is used

• Psalms 107:20 He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit.
• Lamentations 4:20 The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”