Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H516: אַל תַּשְׁחֵת

ʼAl tashchêth · pronounced al tash-kayth' · “Do Not Destroy”

Definition

'Thou must not destroy'; probably the opening words to a popular song

KJV translates it as: Al-taschith.

Word origin: from H408 (אַל) and H7843 (שָׁחַת);

§ Al-taschith = "do not destroy"
(Hiphil) a command to the chief musician, or perhaps the title of a melody used for several Psalms

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).