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אָבַד (ʼâbad) v (aw-bad')
Source: a primitive root;
Meaning: properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
KJV: 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.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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אָבַד vb. perish (M I

אבד , As. lang=akk: abâtu Dl W 184 Aram

אֲבַד , lang=syr: Syriac).—

Qal Pf.

א׳ Nu 21:30 +;

אָבְדוּ ψ 10:16 + (+ Ez 6:3 𝔊 Co) etc.; Impf.

יֹאבַד Jb 3:3 Je 4:9;

יֹאבֵ֑ד Jb 20:7 + 2t.; 3fs.

תֹּאבַד Dt 22:3 + 4t.;

תֹּאבֵ֑ד Jb 8:13 + 3t.;

יֹאבְדוּ Ju 5:31 + 3t.;

יֹאבֵ֑דוּ Jb 4:9 +; 3fpl.

וַתֹּאבַדְנָה֙ I S 9:3;

תֹּאבֵדוּן Dt 4:26 +;

נֹאבֵ֑ד Jon 1:6, 3:9;

נֹאבְדָה Jon 1:14 etc.; Inf. abs.

אָבֹד Dt 4:26 + 2t.; cstr.

אֲבֹד Dt 7:10 Pr 11:10;

אֲבָדְךָ Dt 28:20;

אָבְדֶ֑ךָ Dt 28:22;

אֲבָדְכֶם Jos 23:13;

אָבְדָם Ob 12 Pr 28:28; Pt.

אֹבֵד Dt 26:5 + 7t.; cstr.

אֹבַד Dt 32:28 (bef.

ע ? v. Di Bö § 378); etc.
- 1 perish, die, of individuals (mostly late) Nu 17:27 (∥
  גוע & ( v. 28)
  
  מות ), (also Dt 26:5? cf. infr.) Jon 1:6, 14 Jb 31:19 cf. 29:13 Pr 31:6 Est 4:14, 16, 16 Mi 4:9 Je 40:15 cf. Is 57:1 Pr 11:10 28:28 Ec 7:15 ψ 119:92; emphasis on morality Jb 4:20 ψ 146:4 Ec 9:6; Saul & Jonath., under fig. of weapons 2 S 1:27; lion Jb 4:11; caravan Jb 6:18 (cf. Di); cf.
  
  אָ׳ חָסִיד מִן־הָאָרֶץ Mi 7:2,
  
  וְאָ׳ מֶלֶךְ מֵֽעַזָּה Zc 9:5; perish, be exterminated (judgment for sin), of Israel Lv 26:38 Dt 8:19, 19, 20 28:20, 22 30:18, 18 Je 27:10, 15 cf. 6:21, Ob 12 cf. ψ 80:17 Is 27:13; other nations Dt 7:20 Je 10:15 51:18 ψ 2:12 10:16 83:18 cf. 9:4 Am 1:8 Is 41:11 60:12 cf. Jon 3:9 v. also Ex 10:7 Nu 21:29, 30 (JE) Je 48:46; house of Ahab 2 K 9:8; wicked in general Ju 5:31 Jb 4:9 cf. v 7, ψ 37:20 49:11 68:3 (∥ sim. of melting wax), 73:27 92:10; also Pr 19:9 21:28;
  
  לָנֶצַח א׳ Jb 20:7; cf.
  
  דֶרֶךְ רְשָׁעִים א׳ ψ 1:6; sq.
  
  מֵעַל הָאָ֑רֶץ (of annihilation of Isr.) Dt 4:26, 26 11:17 Jos 23:13, 16 (D); sq.
  
  מִתּוֹךְ הַקָּהָל (of Korah’s company) Nu 16:33 (JE); perish, be ruined, destroyed, of inanimate things, e.g. land Je 9:11 (∥
  
  נִצְּתָה כַמִּדְבָּר ) cf. 48:8; harvest Jo 1:11; Jonah’s gourd Jon 4:10; riches Je 48:36 Ec 5:13; vessel ψ 31:13; houses Am 3:15 (so oft. As. Dl W); city Ez 26:17 (but del. 𝔊 Co); cf. bamôth Ez 6:3 𝔊 Co; heavens & earth ψ 102:27.
- 2 fig. perish, vanish, subj. memory Jb 18:17 ψ 9:7; name ψ 41:6 (i.e. be forgotten); vigour Jb 30:2; wisdom Is 29:14; cf.
  אֹבַד עֵצוֹת Dt 32:28;
  
  אֱמוּנָה Je 7:28 (∥
  
  נִכְרְתָה );
  
  חָזוֹן Ez 12:22;
  
  יוֹם Jb 3:3 (i.e. blotted out);
  
  לֵב Je 4:9 (i.e. courage fail);
  
  תִּקְוָת ψ 9:19 Pr 10:28 11:7 Ez 19:5 37:11 Jb 8:13; so
  
  תַּאֲוַת ψ 112:10 (i.e. come to naught);
  
  תּוֹחֶלֶת Pr 11:7, sq.
  
  מִן + agent La 3:18;
  
  תּוֹרָה + עֵצָה sq.
  
  מן + persons negligent Je 18:18 Ez 7:26, cf. Je 49:7; esp.
  
  א׳ מָנוֹס מִן־ (i.e. they could not escape) Am 2:14 Je 25:35 Jb 11:20 ψ 142:5.
- 3 be lost, strayed, asses I S 9:3, 20; sheep Je 50:6 Ez 34:4, 16 ψ 119:176 (fig. of erring men); perh. Dt 26:5.
Pi. caus. of Qal.— Pf.

אִבַּד 2 K 21:3 + 2 t.;
sf.

וָֽאַבֶּדְךָ Co Ez 28:16 cf. infr.;

אִבַּדְתִּי Je 15:7;

וְאִבַּדְתִּ֫י Ez 6:3 (𝔊 Co

וְאָֽבְדוּ ) etc.; Impf.

יְאַבֵּד Ec 9:18;

וִֽיאַבֵּד Ec 7:7 Zp 2:13; 1 s. sf.

וָאַבֶּדְךָ Ez 28:16 (for

וָאֲאַבּ׳ Ew § 72 a Ol § 79 a Kö I 338 Ges § 68 nn; but Co 3 ms.; v. also Co 38 14);

תְּאַבְּדוּן Dt 12:2 etc.; Inf. abs.

אַבֵּד Dt 12:2 + 3 t.; cstr. id. Ez 22:27 + etc.; Pt.

מְאַבְּדִים Je 23:1.
- 1 cause to perish, destroy, kill, obj. pers. (mostly late) 2 K 11:1 Est 3:9 4:7 8:5 9:24; ∥
  הרג 9:6, 12; ∥
  
  הַשְׁמִיד + הרג 3:13 7:4 8:11; ∥
  
  המם Est 9:24; cf. ψ 119:95; obj.
  
  נְפָשׁוֹת Ez 22:27 (del. 𝔊 Co); in judgment, subj.
  
  י׳ ψ 5:7; cf. Pr 1:32; sq.
  
  מִתּוֹךְ Ez 28:16; obj. a people 2 K 13:7 2 K 19:18 = Is 37:19; Jb 12:23; in judgment Dt 11:4 Je 12:17 15:7 Zp 2:13 ψ 9:6 cf. 21:11; obj. inanimate things esp. idols, bamôth etc., Nu 33:52, 52 (J) Dt 12:2, 2 2 K 21:3 Ez 6:3 (but cf. 𝔊 Co supr.); bars of Zion La 2:9 (∥
  
  שִׁבַּר ).
- 2 fig. cause to vanish, blot out, do away with names of idols Dt 12:3; voice of Babylon Je 51:55; memory of dead Is 26:14; substance Pr 29:3; understanding Ec 7:7; good (
  טוֹבָה q.v.) Ec 9:18.
- 3 cause to stray, lose; obj. Isr. under fig. of flock Je 23:1 (∥
  הֵפִיץ ); abs. Ec 3:6 (∥
  
  בַקֵּשׁ ).
Hiph. Pf.

וְהֶֽאֱבִיד Nu 24:19;

הֶאֱבַ֑דְתָּ Jb 14:19 etc.; Impf.

אֹבִידָה Je 46:8 (Ges § 68, 2 R.1). Inf. cstr.

הַאֲבִיד 2 K 10:19 + etc.; Pt.

מַאֲבִיד Dt 8:20.
- 1 destroy, put to death, in judgment, (subj.
  י׳ ) obj. pers. Lv 23:30 (sq.
  
  מִקֶּרֶב עַמָּהּ ; ∥
  
  כָּרַת v 29); Je 49:38 (sq.
  
  מִשָּׁם ); Ob 8 (sq.
  
  מֵֽאֱדוֹם ); obj. nation, Ammon Ez 25:7 (sq.
  
  מן־הארצות ; ∥
  
  כָּרַת ), cf. v 16; Canaanites Dt 8:20 (sq.
  
  מִפְּנֵיכֶם ); Canaan = Philistines Zp 2:5 (∥
  
  כָּרַת ); esp. Isr. Dt 28:51, 63 (∥
  
  הַשְׁמִיד ), cf. Js 7:7; also abs. Je 18:7 (∥
  
  לִנְתוֹשׁ וְלִנְתוֹץ ); = 1:10 (+
  
  וְלַהֲרוֹס ) = 31:28 (+
  
  וּלְהָרֵעַ ); animals Ez 32:13 (sq.
  
  מֵעַל מַיִם רַבִּים ); cf. Dt 7:10; ψ 143:12 (∥
  
  תַּצְמִית ); (human subj.), obj. servants of Baal 2 K 10:19, obj. nation Dt 9:3, cf. Nu 24:19 (E; sq.
  
  מֵעִֽיר ); 2 K 24:2; cf. Je 46:8; obj. inanimate, chariots Mi 5:9; idols Ez 30:13 (del. BCo).
- 2 fig., obj. name of kings Dt 7:24 (sq.
  מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם ); hope Jb 14:19; voice of mirth etc. Je 25:10 (cf. 51:55 Pi. supr.)

Displaying only every 10^th verse out of 174:

EZE 22:27

OET-LV: 27 Princes _of_its in_midst _of_its are_like_wolves which_tear _of (of)_prey to_shed blood to_destroy lives so _as to _make _unjust _gain unjust _gain. (EZE_22:27)

OET-RV: 27 Its leaders within it are like wolves tearing apart their victims. They pour out blood and destroy life, just to make a dishonest profit, (EZE 22:27)

PRO 19:9

OET-LV: 9 A _witness _of lies not he _will _go _unpunished and_he _breathes _out lies he _will _perish. (PRO_19:9)

OET-RV: 9 A lying witness won’t go unpunished,
⇔ ≈ and the one who tells lies will die. (PRO 19:9)

ECC 7:7

OET-LV: 7 If/because (the)_oppression it _will _make _look _foolish a _wise_person and_it _will _destroy a _bribe DOM a _heart. (ECC_7:7)

OET-RV: 7 Oppression drives a wise person insane,
⇔ and a bribe destroys a person’s morals. (ECC 7:7)

PSA 9:6

OET-LV: 6  you _have _rebuked nations you _have _destroyed the_wicked their_name you _have _wiped _out forever_perpetuity and_ever. (PSA_9:6)

OET-RV: 6 The enemy are finished—just ruins remaining from now on.
⇔ You also uprooted cities—they too will be forgotten. (PSA 9:6)

PSA 37:20

OET-LV: 20 If/because wicked_people they _will _perish and_the _enemies _of YHWH will_be_like _a _splendid_thing_of pastures they _will _come _to _an _end in_smoke they _will _come _to _an _end. (PSA_37:20)

OET-RV: 20 because evil people will die.
⇔ Yahweh’s enemies will be like the fleeting beauty of the fields—
⇔ they’ll be consumed and disappear in the smoke. (PSA 37:20)

JOB 4:7

OET-LV: 7 Remember please who that innocent did _he _perish and_where upright_people were _they _destroyed. (JOB_4:7)

OET-RV: 7 Remember: Who has ever perished when they were innocent?
⇔ Or when were godly people ever destroyed? (JOB 4:7)

ZEC 9:5

OET-LV: 5 It _will _see ʼAshqəlōn and_it _will _be _afraid and_ˊAzzāh and_it _will _be _in _anguish exceedingly and_ˊEqrōn if/because it _will _be _ashamed of _confidence _of_its _object and_ a _king _he _will _perish from_ˊAzzāh and_ʼAshqəlōn not it _will _remain. (ZEC_9:5)

OET-RV: 5 Ashkelon city will see and be afraid. Azzah city (Gaza) will also squirm in pain. Ekron city will have her hopes dashed. Azzah’s king will die, and Ashkelon will no longer be inhabited. (ZEC 9:5)

DEU 11:17

OET-LV: 17 And_it _will _burn the _anger of_YHWH on_you(pl) and_he _will _shut _up DOM the_heavens and_not rain it _will _come and_the_ground not it _will _yield DOM produce _of_its and_you(pl)_will _perish quickly from_under the_earth/land (the)_good which YHWH is_about _to _give to_you(pl). (DEU_11:17)

OET-RV: 17 because then Yahweh would become angry at you and close the skies so that there’d be no rain, and the land would stop producing, and you’d all soon die from off the good land that he’s about to give you. (DEU 11:17)

PSA 142:5

OET-LV: 5  look right and_see and_there_is_not to_me one _who_pays _regard a _place _of _escape it _has _been _lost from_me there_is_not one _who_cares for_self _of_my. (PSA_142:5)

OET-RV: ⇔  5 I called out to you for help, Yahweh.
⇔ I said that you’re my protection—
⇔ my portion in the land of the living. (PSA 142:5)

MIC 7:2

OET-LV: 2 He _has _perished the_faithful from the_earth/land and_an _upright_person among_humankind there_is_not of _them _of_all for_blood(s) they _lie _in _wait each DOM brother _of_his they _hunt a _net. (MIC_7:2)

OET-RV: 2 The faithful people have disappeared from the land.
⇔ There is no godly person among all mankind.
⇔ They all lie in wait to shed blood—
⇔ each one hunts his own fellow countryman with a net. (MIC 7:2)

EST 9:24

OET-LV: 24 If/because Haman the _son _of Hammedatha the_Agagite the _harasser _of all _of the_Yəhūdī/(Jews) he _had _planned on the_Yəhūdī to_destroy_them and_he _had _throw Pur that is_the_lot to_disturb_them and_to_destroy_them. (EST_9:24)

OET-RV: 24 Yes, Haman (the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite), the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted to annihilate them, and he had thrown a ‘Pur’ (which is ‘lot’ or perhaps ‘dice’) choose the date to crush them and to destroy them. (EST 9:24)

JOL 1:11

OET-LV: 11 Be _ashamed Oh _farmers wail Oh _vinedressers on the_wheat and_on the_barley if/because the_harvest _of it _has _perished the_field. (JOL_1:11)

OET-RV: 11 Feel shame, farmers, for the wheat and for the barley.
⇔ ≈ Wail, vinedressers, because the harvest from the countryside has perished. (JOL 1:11)

NUM 21:30

OET-LV: 30 And_we_shot _at _them Ḩeshbōn it _has _perished to Diyⱱvōn and_we _have _devastated to Nofaḩ which is_to Mēydəⱱāʼ. (NUM_21:30)

OET-RV: 30 We’ve overpowered them.
⇔ Heshbon has perished as far as Divon
⇔ ≈ and shattered Nofah as far as Medeva.) (NUM 21:30)

JER 18:18

OET-LV: 18 and_they _said come and_let _us _plan on Yirmə^yāh/(Jeremiah) plans if/because not it _will _be _lost instruction from_the_priest and_counsel from_the_wise and_message from_the_prophet come and_let_us _attack _him with_tongue and_not let _us _pay _attention to all _of words/messages _of_his. (JER_18:18)

OET-RV: 18 Then the people said,
⇔ Come on, let’s decide what to do about Yirmeyah,
⇔ because we have plenty of instructions from the priests,
⇔ advice from the wise men,
⇔ and messages from the prophets. (JER 18:18)

NUM 17:27

OET-LV: 27  and_ the _people _of _they _said of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to Mosheh to_say HERE we _will _die we _will _perish of _us _of_all we _will _perish. (NUM_17:27)

SA2 1:27

OET-LV: 27 How they _have _fallen the_mighty_ones and_ the_weapons _of _they _have _perished war. (SA2_1:27)

OET-RV: ⇔  27 Yes, those powerful warriors have fallen,
⇔ ≈ and those weapons of war have been destroyed.” (SA2 1:27)

PSA 68:3

OET-LV: 3  as_is _driven _about smoke may _you _drive_them_about as_ wax _melts from_face/in _front _of a _fire may _they _perish wicked_people from_face/in _front _of god. (PSA_68:3)

OET-RV: 3 However let the godly people be glad.
⇔ Let them be happy in God’s presence.
⇔ May they celebrate with gladness. (PSA 68:3)

ZEP 2:5

OET-LV: 5 woe _to the _inhabitants _of the _region _of the_sea the _nation _of the_Kərētī the _message _of YHWH is_on_you(pl) Oh _Kənaˊan/(Canaan) the _land _of the_Fəlishtiy and_I_will _destroy _you from_not an _inhabitant. (ZEP_2:5)

OET-RV: 5 The inhabitants of the coastal region are to be pitied,
⇔ the nation of the Kerethites.
⇔ ≈ Yahweh’s decision is against you all,
⇔ Canaan, land of the Philistines.
⇔ I’ll destroy you until no one remains. (ZEP 2:5)

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