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mišḥat מִשְׁחַתAmutilation, Bcorruption’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāḥat שָׁחַת ‘to ruin’
Roots: שׁחת
Variants: מִשְׁחַת, מָשְׁחָת

mišḥat n, m
A1) disfigurement (of face)
B1) corruption (ritual)

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 22:25 Isaiah 52:14

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