אָבַד
Transliteration
'āḇaḏ
Pronunciation
aw-bad'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2

Strong’s Definitions

אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 184x

The KJV translates Strong's H6 in the following manner: perish (98x), destroy (62x), lose (10x), fail (2x), surely (2x), utterly (2x), broken (1x), destruction (1x), escape (1x), flee (1x), spendeth (1x), take (1x), undone (1x), void (1x).

  1. perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed

    1. (Qal)

      1. perish, die, be exterminated

      2. perish, vanish (fig.)

      3. be lost, strayed

    2. (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

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to destroy, put to death

        1. of divine judgment

      2. object name of kings (fig.)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad'; a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy):—break, destroy(-uction), not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
STRONGS H6: Abbreviations
† אָבַד verb perish (Mesha-Inscription אבד, Assyrian abâtu DlW 184 Aramaic H7 אֲבַד, dfbA). —
Qal Perfect א׳ Numbers 21:30 +; אָֽבְדוּ Psalm 10:16 + (+ Ezekiel 6:3 Co) etc.; Imperfect יאֹבַד Job 3:3; Jeremiah 4:9; יאֹבֵ֑דּ Job 20:7 + 2 times; 3rd person feminine singular תּאֹבַד Deuteronomy 22:3 + 4 times; תּאֹבֵ֑ד Job 8:13 + 3 times; יאֹבְדוּ Judges 5:31 + 3 times; יאֹבֵ֑דוּ Job 4:9 +; 3rd person feminine plural וַתּאֹבַדְנָה 1 Samuel 9:3; תּאֹבֵדוּן Deuteronomy 4:26 +; נאֹבֵ֑ד Jonah 1:6; Jonah 3:9; נאֹבְדָה Jonah 1:14, etc.; Infinitive absolute אָבדֹ Deuteronomy 4:26 + 2 times; construct אֲבדֹ Deuteronomy 7:20; Proverbs 11:10; אֲבָדְךָ Deuteronomy 28:20; אָבְדֶ֑ךָ Deuteronomy 28:22; אֲבָדְכֶם Joshua 23:13; אָבְדָם Obadiah 12; Proverbs 28:28; Participle אוֺבֵד Deuteronomy 26:5 + 7:t.; construct אֹבַד Deuteronomy 32:28 (before ע ? see Di. Bö§ 378); etc.
1. perish, die, of individuals (mostly late) Numbers 17:27 (|| נוע & (see Numbers 17:28) מות, (also Deuteronomy 26:5 ? compare below) Jonah 1:6, 14; Job 31:19; compare Job 29:13; Proverbs 31:6; Esther 4:14, 16 (twice in verse); Micah 4:9; Jeremiah 40:15 compare Isaiah 57:1; Proverbs 11:10; Proverbs 28:28; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Psalm 119:92; emphasis on mortality Job 4:20; Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:6; Saul & Jonathan, under figure of weapons 2 Samuel 1:27; lion Job 4:11; caravan Job 6:18 (compare Di); compare מִן־הָאָרֶץ חָסִיד א׳ Micah 7:2, מֶלֶח מֵעַזָּה וא׳ Zechariah 9:5; perish, be exterminated (judgment for sin), of Israel Leviticus 26:38; Deuteronomy 8:19 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 8:20; Deuteronomy 28:20; Deuteronomy 20:22; Deuteronomy 30:18 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 27:10, 15; compare Jeremiah 6:21; Obadiah 12; compare Psalm 80:17; Isaiah 27:13; other nations Deuteronomy 7:20; Jeremiah 10:15; Jeremiah 51:18; Psalm 2:12; Psalm 10:16; Psalm 83:18; compare Psalm 9:4; Amos 1:8; Isaiah 41:11; Isaiah 60:12 compare Jonah 3:9 see also Exodus 10:7; Numbers 21:29, 30 (JE) Jeremiah 48:46; house of Ahab 2 Kings 9:8; wicked in general Judges 5:31; Job 4:9 compare Job 4:7, Psalm 37:20; Psalm 49:11; Psalm 68:3 (|| simile of melting wax), Psalm 73:27; Psalm 92:10; also Proverbs 19:9; Proverbs 21:18; לָנֶצַח א׳ Job 20:7; compare דֶּרֶח רְשָׁעִים א׳ Psalm 1:6; followed by מֵעַל הָאָ֑רֶץ (of annihilation of Israel) Deuteronomy 4:26 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 11:17; Joshua 23:13, 16 (D); followed by מִתּוֺח הַקָּהָל (of Korah's company) Numbers 16:33 (JE); perish, be ruined, destroyed, of inanimate things, e.g. land Jeremiah 9:11 (|| נִצְּתָה כַמִּדְבָּר compare Jeremiah 48:8; harvest Joel 1:11; Jonah's gourd Jonah 4:10; riches Jeremiah 48:36; Ecclesiastes 5:13; vessel Psalm 31:13; houses Amos 3:15 (so often Assyrian Dlw); city Ezekiel 26:17 (but strike out Co); compare bamôth Ezekiel 6:3 Co; heavens & earth Psalm 102:27.
2. figurative perish, vanish, subject memory Job 18:17; Psalm 9:7; name Psalm 41:6 (i.e. be forgotten); vigour Job 30:2; wisdom Isaiah 29:14; compare אֹבַד עֵצוֺת Deuteronomy 32:28; אֱמוּנָה Jeremiah 7:28 (|| נִכְרְתָה); חָזוֺן Ezekiel 12:22; יוֺם Job 3:3 (i.e. be blotted out); לֵב Jeremiah 4:9 (i.e. courage fail); תִּקְוָה Psalm 9:19; Proverbs 10:28; Proverbs 11:7; Ezekiel 19:5; Ezekiel 37:11; Job 8:13; so תַּאֲוָה Psalm 112:10 (i.e. comes to naught); תּוֺחֶלֶת Proverbs 11:7, followed by מִן + agent Lamentations 3:18; עֵצָה + תּוֺרָה followed by מן + persons negligent Jeremiah 18:18; Ezekiel 7:26, compare Jeremiah 49:7; especially מָנוֺס מִן־ א׳ (i.e. they could not escape) Amos 2:14; Jeremiah 25:35; Job 11:20; Psalm 142:5.
3. be lost, strayed, asses 1 Samuel 9:3, 20; sheep Jeremiah 50:6; Ezekiel 34:4, 16; Psalm 119:176 (figurative of erring men); perhaps Deuteronomy 26:5.
Pi. causative of Qal. — Perfect אִבַּד 2 Kings 21:3 + 2 times; suffix וְאִבֶּדְךָ Co Ezekiel 28:16 compare below; אִבַּדְתִּי Jeremiah 15:7; וְאִבַּדְתִּ֫י Ezekiel 6:3 ( Co וְאָֽבְּדוּ) etc.; Imperfect יְאַבֵּד Ecclesiastes 9:18; וִיאַבֵּד Ecclesiastes 7:7; Zephaniah 2:13; 1st person singular suffix וָאַבֶּדְךָ Ezekiel 28:16 (for וָאֲאַבּ׳ Ew§ 72 c Ol§ 79 a Kö I:338 Ges§ 68 fin; but Co 3rd person masculine singular; see also Co Ezekiel 38:14); תְּאַבְּדוּן Deuteronomy 12:2 etc.; Infinitive absolute אַבֵּד Deuteronomy 12:2 + 3 times; construct id. Ezekiel 22:27 + etc.; Participle מְאַבְּדִים Jeremiah 23:1.
1. cause to perish, destroy, kill, object person (mostly late) 2 Kings 11:1; Esther 3:9; Esther 4:7; Esther 8:5; Esther 9:24; || הרג Esther 9:6, 12; || הרג + השׁמיד Esther 3:13; Esther 7:4; Esther 8:11; || המם Esther 9:24; compare Psalm 119:95; object נְפָשׁוֺת Ezekiel 22:17 (strike out Co); in judgment, subject י׳ Psalm 5:7; compare Proverbs 1:32; followed by מִתּוֺח Ezekiel 28:16; object a people 2 Kings 13:7; 2 Kings 19:18 = Isaiah 37:19; Job 12:13; in judgment Deuteronomy 11:4; Jeremiah 12:17; Jeremiah 15:7; Zephaniah 2:13; Psalm 9:6; compare Psalm 21:11; object inanimate things especially idols, bamôth etc., Numbers 33:52 (twice in verse); (J) Deuteronomy 12:2 (twice in verse); 2 Kings 21:3; Ezekiel 6:3 (but compare Co above); bars of Zion Lamentations 2:9 (|| שִׁבַּר).
2. figurative cause to vanish, blot out, do away with names of idols Deuteronomy 12:3; voice of Babylon Jeremiah 51:55; memory of dead Isaiah 26:14; substance Proverbs 29:3; understanding Ecclesiastes 7:7; good (טוֺבָה q. v.) Ecclesiastes 9:18.
3. cause to stray, lose; object Israel under figure of flock Jeremiah 23:1 (|| הֵפִיץ); absolute Ecclesiastes 3:6 (|| בִּקֵּשׁ).
Hiph. Perfect וְהֶאֱבִּיד Numbers 24:19; הֶאֱבַ֑דְתָּ Job 14:19 etc.; Imperfect אֹבִידָה Jeremiah 46:8 (Ges§ 68, 2 R. 1). Infinitive construct הַאֲבִיד 2 Kings 10:19 + etc.; Participle מַאֲבִיד Deuteronomy 8:20.
1. destroy, put to death, in judgment, (subject י׳) object person Leviticus 23:30 (followed by מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּהּ; || כָּרַת Leviticus 23:29); Jeremiah 49:38 (followed by מִשָּׁם); Obadiah 8 (followed by מֵאֱדוֺם); object nation, Ammon Ezekiel 25:7 (followed by מן־הארצות; || כָּרַת), compare Ezekiel 25:16; Canaanites Deuteronomy 8:20 (followed by סִפְּנֵיכֶם); Canaan = Philistines Zephaniah 2:5 (|| כָּרַת); especially Israel Deuteronomy 28:51, 63 (|| הִשְׁמִיד), compare Joshua 7:7; also absolute Jeremiah 18:7 (|| לִנְתוֺשׁ וְלִנְתוֺץ); = Jeremiah 1:10 (+ וְלַהֲרוֺס) = Jeremiah 31:28 (+ וּלְהָרֵעַ); animals Ezekiel 32:13 (followed by מֵעַל מַיִם רַבִּים); compare Deuteronomy 7:10; Psalm 143:12 (|| הִצְמִית); (human subject), object servants of Baal 2 Kings 10:19, object nation Deuteronomy 9:3, compare Numbers 24:19 (E; followed by מֵעִיר); 2 Kings 24:2; compare Jeremiah 46:8; object inanimate, chariots Micah 5:9; idols Ezekiel 30:13 (strike out B Co).
2. figurative, object name of kings Deuteronomy 7:24 (followed by מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם); hope Job 14:19; voice of mirth etc. Jeremiah 25:10 (compare Jeremiah 51:55 Pi. above).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

Exodus 10:7

Leviticus

Leviticus 23:29; Leviticus 23:30; Leviticus 26:38

Numbers

Numbers 16:33; Numbers 21:29; Numbers 21:30; Numbers 21:30; Numbers 24:19; Numbers 24:19; Numbers 33:52

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 4:26; Deuteronomy 7:10; Deuteronomy 7:20; Deuteronomy 7:20; Deuteronomy 7:24; Deuteronomy 8:19; Deuteronomy 8:20; Deuteronomy 8:20; Deuteronomy 8:20; Deuteronomy 9:3; Deuteronomy 11:4; Deuteronomy 11:17; Deuteronomy 12:2; Deuteronomy 12:2; Deuteronomy 12:2; Deuteronomy 12:3; Deuteronomy 22:3; Deuteronomy 26:5; Deuteronomy 26:5; Deuteronomy 26:5; Deuteronomy 28:20; Deuteronomy 28:20; Deuteronomy 28:22; Deuteronomy 28:51; Deuteronomy 28:63; Deuteronomy 30:18; Deuteronomy 32:28; Deuteronomy 32:28

Joshua

Joshua 7:7; Joshua 23:13; Joshua 23:13; Joshua 23:16

Judges

Judges 5:31; Judges 5:31

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Samuel 9:3; 1 Samuel 9:20

2 Samuel

2 Samuel 1:27

2 Kings

2 Kings 9:8; 2 Kings 10:19; 2 Kings 10:19; 2 Kings 11:1; 2 Kings 13:7; 2 Kings 19:18; 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Kings 21:3; 2 Kings 24:2

Esther

Esther 3:9; Esther 3:13; Esther 4:7; Esther 4:14; Esther 4:16; Esther 7:4; Esther 8:5; Esther 8:11; Esther 9:6; Esther 9:12; Esther 9:24; Esther 9:24

Job

Job 3:3; Job 3:3; Job 4:7; Job 4:9; Job 4:9; Job 4:11; Job 4:20; Job 6:18; Job 8:13; Job 8:13; Job 11:20; Job 12:13; Job 14:19; Job 14:19; Job 18:17; Job 20:7; Job 20:7; Job 29:13; Job 30:2; Job 31:19

Psalms

Psalms 1:6; Psalms 2:12; Psalms 5:7; Psalms 9:4; Psalms 9:6; Psalms 9:7; Psalms 9:19; Psalms 10:16; Psalms 10:16; Psalms 21:11; Psalms 31:13; Psalms 37:20; Psalms 41:6; Psalms 49:11; Psalms 68:3; Psalms 73:27; Psalms 80:17; Psalms 83:18; Psalms 92:10; Psalms 102:27; Psalms 112:10; Psalms 119:92; Psalms 119:95; Psalms 119:176; Psalms 142:5; Psalms 143:12; Psalms 146:4

Proverbs

Proverbs 1:32; Proverbs 10:28; Proverbs 11:7; Proverbs 11:7; Proverbs 11:10; Proverbs 11:10; Proverbs 19:9; Proverbs 21:18; Proverbs 28:28; Proverbs 28:28; Proverbs 29:3; Proverbs 31:6

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:6; Ecclesiastes 5:13; Ecclesiastes 7:7; Ecclesiastes 7:7; Ecclesiastes 7:15; Ecclesiastes 9:6; Ecclesiastes 9:18; Ecclesiastes 9:18

Isaiah

Isaiah 26:14; Isaiah 27:13; Isaiah 29:14; Isaiah 37:19; Isaiah 41:11; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 60:12

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 4:9; Jeremiah 4:9; Jeremiah 6:21; Jeremiah 7:28; Jeremiah 9:11; Jeremiah 10:15; Jeremiah 12:17; Jeremiah 15:7; Jeremiah 15:7; Jeremiah 18:7; Jeremiah 18:18; Jeremiah 23:1; Jeremiah 23:1; Jeremiah 25:10; Jeremiah 25:35; Jeremiah 27:10; Jeremiah 27:15; Jeremiah 31:28; Jeremiah 40:15; Jeremiah 46:8; Jeremiah 46:8; Jeremiah 48:8; Jeremiah 48:36; Jeremiah 48:46; Jeremiah 49:7; Jeremiah 49:38; Jeremiah 50:6; Jeremiah 51:18; Jeremiah 51:55; Jeremiah 51:55

Lamentations

Lamentations 2:9; Lamentations 3:18

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 6:3; Ezekiel 7:26; Ezekiel 12:22; Ezekiel 19:5; Ezekiel 22:17; Ezekiel 22:27; Ezekiel 25:7; Ezekiel 25:16; Ezekiel 26:17; Ezekiel 28:16; Ezekiel 28:16; Ezekiel 28:16; Ezekiel 30:13; Ezekiel 32:13; Ezekiel 34:4; Ezekiel 34:16; Ezekiel 37:11; Ezekiel 38:14

Joel

Joel 1:11

Amos

Amos 1:8; Amos 2:14; Amos 3:15

Obadiah

Obadiah 1:8; Obadiah 1:12; Obadiah 1:12

Jonah

Jonah 1:6; Jonah 1:6; Jonah 1:14; Jonah 1:14; Jonah 3:9; Jonah 3:9; Jonah 4:10

Micah

Micah 4:9; Micah 5:9; Micah 7:2

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:5; Zephaniah 2:13; Zephaniah 2:13

Zechariah

Zechariah 9:5