שָׁדַד

shâdad · Hebrew · Strong's H7703 · 57 occurrences

The KJV renders 36 different Hebrew and Greek words as “destroy”

What it means

properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

dead, destroy, oppress, robber, spoil, waste

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“destroy”

also renders phtheírō (G5351), exolothreúō (G1842), kathairéō (G2507), phthorá (G5356), porthéō (G4199), olothreúō (G3645), katalýō (G2647), lýō (G3089), katargéō (G2673), apóllymi (G622), diaphtheírō (G1311), ʼâbad (H6), ʼăbad (H7), bâlaʻ (H1104), gârar (H1641), dâbar (H1696), dâmâh (H1820), hârag (H2026), chăbal (H2255), chârab (H2717), chărab (H2718), châram (H2763), mᵉgar (H4049), nâqaph (H5362), nâsham (H5395), nâthats (H5422), çâphâh (H5595), çᵉthar (H5642), tsâdâh (H6658), tsâmath (H6789), qûwr (H6979), rûwaʻ (H7321), shâbar (H7665), shôwʼ (H7722), shâkôl (H7921)

“spoil”

also renders apekdýomai (G554), diarpázō (G1283), skŷlon (G4661), sylagōgéō (G4812), bâzâʼ (H958), bâzaz (H962), gâzal (H1497), gᵉzêlâh (H1500), ṭereph (H2964), nâtsal (H5337), qâbaʻ (H6906), shâʼaç (H7601), shâkôl (H7921), shâlâl (H7998), shâçâh (H8154)

“waste”

also renders apṓleia (G684), diaskorpízō (G1287), porthéō (G4199), bâlâh (H1086), bâthâh (H1326), chârêb (H2720), chôreb (H2721), kirçêm (H3765), shûwd (H7736), shᵉmâmâh (H8077), tôhûw (H8414)

“oppress”

also renders kataponéō (G2669), katadynasteúō (G2616), lâchats (H3905), nâgas (H5065), ʻâshaq (H6231), tsûwq (H6693), tsârar (H6887)

“dead”

also renders nekrós (G3498), mâveth (H4194), râphâʼ (H7496)

“robber”

also renders lēistḗs (G3027), pᵉrîyts (H6530), tsammîym (H6782)

Where it appears

57 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 47 verses shown.

Ezekiel 32:12 HC/Vqq3cpHosea 10:2 HVmi3msHosea 10:14 HVQi3msIsaiah 15:1 HVPp3msIsaiah 16:4 HVqrmsaIsaiah 21:2 HC/Td/VqrmsaIsaiah 23:1 HVPp3msIsaiah 23:14 HVPp3msIsaiah 33:1 HVQi2msJudges 5:27 HVqsmsaJeremiah 4:13 HVPp1cpJeremiah 4:20 HVPp3cpJeremiah 4:30 HVqsmsaJeremiah 5:6 HVqi3ms/Sp3mpJeremiah 6:26 HTd/VqrmsaJeremiah 9:19 HVPp1cpJeremiah 10:20 HVPp3msJeremiah 12:12 HVqrmpaJeremiah 15:8 HVqrmsaJeremiah 25:36 HVqrmsaJeremiah 47:4 HR/VqcJeremiah 48:1 HVPp3fsJeremiah 48:8 HVqrmsaJeremiah 48:15 HVPp3msJeremiah 48:18 HVqrmscJeremiah 48:20 HVPp3msJeremiah 48:32 HVqrmsaJeremiah 49:3 HVPp3fsJeremiah 49:10 HVPp3msJeremiah 49:28 HC/Vqv2mpJeremiah 51:48 HTd/VqrmpaJeremiah 51:53 HVqrmpaJeremiah 51:55 HVqrmsaJeremiah 51:56 HVqrmsaJob 12:6 HR/VqrmpaJob 15:21 HVqrmsaJoel 1:10 HVPp3msMicah 2:4 HVNp1cpNahum 3:7 HVPp3fsObadiah 1:5 HVqrmpcProverbs 11:3 HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mpProverbs 19:26 HVprmscProverbs 24:15 HVpj2msPsalm 17:9 HVqp3cp/Sp1csPsalm 137:8 HTd/VqsfsaZechariah 11:2 HVPp3cpZechariah 11:3 HVPp3fs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.