שֹׁחַד
šōḥad
present
Strong's H7810NounHebrewTWOT 2359a

שֹׁחַד (šōḥad) is a Hebrew noun meaning present. It appears 23 times in 12 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7810).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2359a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2359a)present, bribe; donation; bribery, gift, reward
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שֹׁ֫חַד noun, masculine: present, bribe

present, specifically bribe

Strong's H7810 שַׁחַד: a donation (venal or redemptive)
KJV:bribe(-ry), gift, present, reward.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2359: שָׁחַד šāḥad — give a present, bribe; donate; hire, give a reward

See it in Scripture

Exodus 23:8Deuteronomy 10:171 Samuel 8:3

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