שָׁדַד
sha.dadVerbH7703
to ruin
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
Full Lexicon Entry
- to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to violently destroy, devastate, despoil, assail 1a2) devastator, despoiler (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be utterly ruined 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to assault 1c2) to devastate 1d) (Pual) to be devastated 1e) (Poel) to violently destroy 1f) (Hophal) to be devastated Also means: shud (*שׁוּד *"to waste" H7736)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
46 timesAppears 46 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Jeremiah
23
Isaiah
6
Proverbs
3
Hosea
2
Job
2
Key Passages
- Ezk 32:12
- Judges 5:27
- Jeremiah 48:1
- Jeremiah 5:6
- Micah 2:4
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