שָׁמַד

sha.madVerbH8045

to destroy

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to desolate

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be annihilated, be exterminated 1a2) to be destroyed, be devastated 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to annihilate, exterminate 1b2) to destroy Aramaic equivalent: she.mad (*שְׁמַד *"to destroy" H8046)

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

82 times

Appears 82 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
28
Isaiah
6
Joshua
6
2 Samuel
5
Esther
5

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 5:25
  • Amos 9:8
  • Deuteronomy 31:4
  • Esther 4:8
  • Judges 21:16

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