אֲבַד

a.vadto destroyHow to read Hebrew
aramaicOld TestamentVerb7 occurrences2 books6 verses

Definition

(Aramaic) corresponding to H6
Traditional renderings: destroy, perish.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders אֲבַד:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Jeremiah 10:11יֵאבַ֧דוּ · will perish
    Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”
  2. Daniel 2:12לְה֣וֹבָדָ֔ה · to destroy
    This response made the king so angry and furious that he gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
  3. Daniel 2:18יְהֹֽבְדוּן֙ · be killed
    …urging them to plead for mercy from the God of heaven concerning this mystery, so that Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
  4. Daniel 2:24לְהוֹבָדָ֖ה · to destroy; תְּהוֹבֵ֔ד · execute
    Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had appointed to destroy the wise men of Babylon, and said to him, “Do not execute the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
  5. Daniel 7:11וְהוּבַ֣ד · was destroyed
    Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
  6. Daniel 7:26וּלְהוֹבָדָ֖ה
    But the court will convene, and his dominion will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.