To destroy, to exterminate, to wipe out, to demolish

H8045
Hebrew
UBS
שָׁמַד
shâmadshaw-mad'
Verb

Definition

= causative action by which humans, deities, or events completely remove humans, animals, or objects from existence; ◄ by (a usually unnatural) death, aggression, hardship, disaster, destruction, or direct divine intervention; ► often as punishment

Semantic Domains

Non-Exist

Etymology

a primitive root;

KJV Translations

destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly

Occurrences86
Frequency Rank#389

Verse Usage

This word appears 86 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.