הָרַס (ha.ras) means “to overthrow” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: haw-ras' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
הָרַס · ha.ras · to overthrow
1) to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to throw down, tear down 1a2) to break through 1a3) to break down, break away 1b) (Niphal) to be torn down, be thrown down 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to overthrow, tear down 1c2) destroyer (participle)
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a primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy
KJV glosses: beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, [idiom] utterly.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and destroyed | 2 |
| are torn down | 2 |
| torn down | 2 |
| will demolish | 2 |
| and demolish | 1 |
| and demolish it | 1 |
| and demolished it | 1 |
| and overthrow | 1 |
| and tear down | 1 |
| and they will level | 1 |
| and you will be ousted | 1 |
| are broken down | 1 |
| are destroyed | 1 |
| break through | 1 |
| demolishes it | 1 |
| he has demolished | 1 |
| he has overthrown you | 1 |
| he tears down | 1 |
| he will tear them down | 1 |
| i will tear down | 1 |
| it is torn down | 1 |
| or demolished | 1 |
| shatter | 1 |
| tear down | 1 |
| tear them down | 1 |
| tear you down | 1 |
| tears it down | 1 |
| that had been torn down | 1 |
| they destroyed | 1 |
| they will demolish | 1 |
| to break through | 1 |
| to demolish | 1 |
| was broken down | 1 |
| what was destroyed | 1 |
| will be thrown down | 1 |
| you are to demolish them | 1 |
| you overthrew | 1 |
| your destroyers | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and destroyed | 2 |
| and throw down | 2 |
| and to throw down | 2 |
| down | 2 |
| he hath thrown down | 2 |
| thrown down | 2 |
| and break down | 1 |
| and overthrow | 1 |
| and ruined | 1 |
| and they beat down | 1 |
| and they shall break down | 1 |
| and they shall throw down | 1 |
| are broken down | 1 |
| are thrown down | 1 |
| be destroyed | 1 |
| behold he breaketh down | 1 |
| break | 1 |
| break through | 1 |
| broken down | 1 |
| but i will throw down | 1 |
| but it is overthrown | 1 |
| but thou shalt utterly | 1 |
| he shall destroy | 1 |
| lest they break through | 1 |
| nor thrown down | 1 |
| overthrow | 1 |
| overthroweth | 1 |
| plucketh it down | 1 |
| shall be broken down | 1 |
| shall be thrown down | 1 |
| shall he pull thee down | 1 |
| so will i break down | 1 |
| the ruined | 1 |
| thereof was broken down | 1 |
| thou hast overthrown | 1 |
| thy destroyers | 1 |
| will i break down | 1 |
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You overthrew Your adversaries by Your great majesty. You unleashed Your burning wrath; it consumed them like stubble.
Read word by wordand the LORD said to him, “Go down and warn the people not to break through to see the LORD, lest many of them perish.
Read word by wordAnd the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”
Read word by wordYou must not bow down to their gods or serve them or follow their practices. Instead, you are to demolish them and smash their sacred stones to pieces.
Read word by wordOn that very night the LORD said to Gideon, “Take your father’s young bull and a second bull seven years old, tear down your father’s altar to Baal, and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.
Read word by wordThen David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”
Read word by wordThen Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
Read word by word“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
Read word by word“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”
Read word by wordThey destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
Read word by wordIn the spring, at the time when kings march out to war, Joab led out the army and ravaged the land of the Ammonites. He came to Rabbah and besieged it, but David remained in Jerusalem. And Joab attacked Rabbah and demolished it.
Read word by wordWhat He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be released.
Read word by wordIf the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Read word by wordSince they show no regard for the works of the LORD or what His hands have done, He will tear them down and never rebuild them.
Read word by wordO God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 58.7
By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
Read word by wordEvery wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Read word by wordThorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
Read word by wordBy justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.
Read word by wordwho turned the world into a desert and destroyed its cities, who refused to let the captives return to their homes?”
Read word by wordI will remove you from office, and you will be ousted from your position.
Read word by wordYour builders hasten back; your destroyers and wreckers depart from you.
Read word by wordSee, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Read word by wordI will keep My eyes on them for good and will return them to this land. I will build them up and not tear them down; I will plant them and not uproot them.
Read word by wordJust as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordThe whole valley of the dead bodies and ashes, and all the fields as far as the Kidron Valley, to the corner of the Horse Gate to the east, will be holy to the LORD. It will never again be uprooted or demolished.”
Read word by word‘If you will indeed stay in this land, then I will build you up and not tear you down; I will plant you and not uproot you, for I will relent of the disaster I have brought upon you.
Read word by wordThus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
Read word by wordRaise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.
Read word by wordWithout pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes.
Read word by wordThe LORD has done what He planned; He has accomplished His decree, which He ordained in days of old; He has overthrown you without pity. He has let the enemy gloat over you and exalted the horn of your foes.
Read word by wordI will tear down the wall you whitewashed and level it to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Read word by wordThen I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.
Read word by wordThey will destroy the walls of Tyre and demolish her towers. I will scrape the soil from her and make her a bare rock.
Read word by wordThey will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
Read word by wordA sword will come against Egypt, and there will be anguish in Cush when the slain fall in Egypt, its wealth is taken away, and its foundations are torn down.
Read word by wordThen they will say, ‘This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden. The cities that were once ruined, desolate, and destroyed are now fortified and inhabited.’
Read word by wordThen the nations around you that remain will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt what was destroyed, and I have replanted what was desolate. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.
Read word by wordThe fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the beasts of the field, every creature that crawls upon the ground, and all mankind on the face of the earth will tremble at My presence. The mountains will be thrown down, the cliffs will collapse, and every wall will fall to the ground.
Read word by wordThe seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.
Read word by wordI will remove the cities of your land and tear down all your strongholds.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.10
Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.
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