שוחה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ו־ח (sh-w-kh)

From the root שׁ־ו־ח, a root that forms words relating to "sinking".

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃuˈχa/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʃuːˈħɔː/

Noun

שׁוּחָה • (shukha) f (plural indefinite שׁוּחוֹת, singular construct שׁוּחַת־) [pattern: קְטוּלָה]

1. pit
2. (military) trench

References

H7745 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible