צָמַת

tsa.matVerbH6789

to destroy

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

to extirpate (literally or figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to put an end to, cut off, destroy, exterminate, extirpate 1a) (Qal) to put an end to, terminate 1b) (Niphal) to be ended, be annihilated, be exterminated 1c) (Piel) to put an end to 1d) (Pilel) to be exterminated, be annihilated 1e) (Hiphil) to exterminate, annihilate

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

10 times

Appears 10 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms
6
Job
2
2 Samuel
1
Lamentations
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Samuel 22:41
  • Job 6:17
  • Psalms 101:5
  • Psalms 119:139
  • Psalms 73:27

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