שֹׁ֫חַד

שֹׁ֫חַד noun masculine present, specifically bribe; — ׳שׁ absolute Isa 1:23 + 22 t.; — bribe, usually to pervert justice, object of לָקַח Exod 23:8 a (E), = Deut 16:19a, Deut 10:17; 1Sam 8:3; 2Chr 19:7; Ps 15:5; Prov 17:23 + infinitive, take bribe to do something, Deut 27:25; Ezek 22:12 ׳אָהַב שׁ Isa 1:23 compare also Isa 5:23; Isa 33:15; Exod 23:8b (E) = Deut 16:19b, Mic 3:11; Ps 26:10; Prov 17:8; Prov 21:14 ׳אָהֳלֵישֿׁ Job 15:34, i.e. abode of bribe-givers; ׳שׁ Prov 6:35 (|| כֹּפֶר) is hush-money, or (possibly) legal compensation (compare Toy); ׳שׁ elsewhere (with שָׁהַ) of bribing king to take sides 1Kgs 15:19; 2Kgs 16:8, compare Isa 45:13 (|| מְחִיר).