שֹׁחַדshochad meaning in Biblical Hebrew
bribe · noun, masculine
Also spelled in English: shachad, shohad
A sharp, decent judge sits at the city gate, and someone puts a heavy little purse in his hand. Exodus says plainly that the purse still wins.
וְשֹׁחַד לֹא תִקָּח כִּי הַשֹּׁחַד יְעַוֵּר פִּקְחִים וִיסַלֵּף דִּבְרֵי צַדִּיקִים
“Do not take a bribe, for the bribe blinds the clear-sighted and twists the words of the righteous. (Exodus 23:8)”
What is the smallest shochad that ever worked on you?