אָבַד
a.vad
1. perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed
a. (Qal)
1. perish, die, be exterminated
2. perish, vanish (fig.)
3. be lost, strayed
b. (Piel)
1. to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate
2. to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.)
3. cause to stray, lose
c. (Hiphil)
1. to destroy, put to death
a. of divine judgment
2. object name of kings (fig.)
Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (אֲבַד "to destroy" H0007)
Lexicon: STEPBible Tyndale House Brief Lexicons (TBESH / TBESG) (CC BY 4.0)
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Concordance 174 verses
- Esther 9:6 וְאַבֵּ֔ד
In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men,
- Esther 9:12 וְאַבֵּ֜ד
who said to Queen Esther, “In the citadel of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed five hundred men, including Haman’s ten sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Now what is your petition? It will be given to you. And what further do you request? It will be fulfilled.”
- Esther 9:24 לְאַבְּדָ֑םוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃
For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the Pur (that is, the lot) to crush and destroy them.
- Job 3:3 יֹ֣אבַד
“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
- Job 4:7 אָבָ֑ד
Consider now, I plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
- Job 4:9 יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
By the breath of God they perish, and by the blast of His anger they are consumed.
- Job 4:11 אֹבֵ֣ד
The old lion perishes for lack of prey, and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.
- Job 4:20 יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever.
- Job 6:18 וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.
- Job 8:13 תֹּאבֵֽד׃
Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.
- Job 11:20 אָבַ֣ד
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
- Job 12:23 וַֽיְאַבְּדֵ֑ם
He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
- Job 14:19 הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃
as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
- Job 18:17 אָ֭בַד
The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
- Job 20:7 יֹאבֵ֑ד
he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
- Job 29:13 אֹ֭בֵד
The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
- Job 30:2 אָ֣בַד
What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?
- Job 31:19 א֭וֹבֵד
if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
- Psalms 1:6 תֹּאבֵֽד׃
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 2:12 וְתֹ֬אבְדוּ
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Psalms 5:6 תְּאַבֵּד֮
You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
- Psalms 9:3 וְ֝יֹאבְד֗וּ
When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
- Psalms 9:5 אִבַּ֣דְתָּ
You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
- Psalms 9:6 אָבַ֖ד
The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
- Psalms 9:18 תֹּאבַ֥ד
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
- Psalms 10:16 אָבְד֥וּ
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
- Psalms 21:10 תְּאַבֵּ֑ד
You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
- Psalms 31:12 אֹבֵֽד׃
I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
- Psalms 37:20 יֹאבֵ֗דוּ
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
- Psalms 41:5 וְאָבַ֥ד
My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
- Psalms 49:10 יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 68:2 יֹאבְד֥וּ
As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
- Psalms 73:27 יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
- Psalms 80:16 יֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
- Psalms 83:17 וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
- Psalms 92:9 יֹאבֵ֑דוּ
For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
- Psalms 102:26 יֹאבֵדוּ֮
They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
- Psalms 112:10 תֹּאבֵֽד׃
The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 119:92 אָבַ֥דְתִּי
If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
- Psalms 119:95 לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִי
The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
- Psalms 119:176 אֹ֭בֵד
I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
- Psalms 142:4 אָבַ֣ד
Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
- Psalms 143:12 וְֽ֭הַאֲבַדְתָּ
And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
- Psalms 146:4 אָבְד֥וּ
When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
- Proverbs 1:32 תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Proverbs 10:28 תֹּאבֵֽד׃
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
- Proverbs 11:7 תֹּאבַ֣דאָבָֽדָה׃
When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
- Proverbs 11:10 וּבַאֲבֹ֖ד
When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
- Proverbs 19:9 יֹאבֵֽד׃פ
A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
- Proverbs 21:28 יֹאבֵ֑ד
A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
