קֶ֫טֶב
qe.tevdestructionHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses
Definition
from an unused root meaning to cut off; ruin
Traditional renderings: destroying, destruction.
Traditional renderings: destroying, destruction.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קֶ֫טֶב:
- βίαbia“force”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Deuteronomy 32:24וְקֶ֣טֶב · plagueThey will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
- Psalm 91:6מִ֝קֶּ֗טֶב · [nor] the calamity…nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
- Isaiah 28:2קָ֑טֶב · or destructiveBehold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.