שָׁמַד
sha.madVerbH8045
to destroy
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to desolate
Full Lexicon Entry
- 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 timesAppears 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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