a.vad H6

אָבַד (a.vad) means “to perish” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

אָבַד Hebrew · H6 184 tagged occurrences in 174 verses

Pronunciation guide: aw-bad' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H0006

אָבַד · a.vad · to perish

1) perish, vanish, go astray, be destroyed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) perish, die, be exterminated 1a2) perish, vanish (fig.) 1a3) be lost, strayed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to destroy, kill, cause to perish, to give up (as lost), exterminate 1b2) to blot out, do away with, cause to vanish, (fig.) 1b3) cause to stray, lose 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to destroy, put to death 1c1a) of divine judgment 1c2) object name of kings (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: a.vad (אֲבַד "to destroy" H0007)

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

KJV glosses: break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

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How translators render H6

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
will perish	16
perish	12
has perished	6
and destroy	5
destroy	5
to destroy	4
and destroyed	3
have perished	3
i will destroy	3
lost	3
perishes	3
they perish	3
and annihilate	2
and destroyed them	2
and perish	2
and you will perish	2
i perish	2
perished	2
the lost	2
they will perish	2
to annihilate	2
to destroy them	2
you perish	2
you will perish	2
you will surely perish	2
and annihilate them	1
and annihilation	1
and be forgotten	1
and destroy it	1
and destroy them	1
and destroying	1
and destroys them	1
and exterminate you	1
and i banished you	1
and i will destroy	1
and perished	1
and they vanished	1
and those who were perishing	1
and will perish	1
and wipe out	1
and wreck	1
and you perish	1
and you will soon perish	1
and you will wipe out	1
be lost	1
but when they perish	1
corrupts	1
dashed	1
destroy completely	1
destroyed	1
destroyed them completely	1
destroys	1
devoid	1
fails	1
had destroyed	1
had destroyed them	1
had left them	1
has destroyed	1
has ever perished	1
has vanished	1
he has destroyed	1
he will perish	1
he will silence	1
i will destroy you	1
i will slaughter	1
i would have perished	1
in order to destroy	1
is destroyed	1
let us perish	1
lies in ruins	1
like a broken	1
like a lost	1
may they perish	1
moreover i will banish	1
of their destruction	1
one perish	1
perishing	1
so you destroy	1
squanders	1
the dying man	1
there is no	1
there will cease to be	1
they have caused you to perish	1
to be destroyed	1
to count as lost	1
to one who is perishing	1
vanished	1
vanishes	1
wandered off	1
was a wandering	1
was lost	1
we are lost	1
we may not perish	1
who destroy	1
will also be ruined	1
will also perish	1
will destroy them	1
will elude them	1
will evade	1
will fail	1
will lose	1
will vanish	1
with destruction	1
would perish	1
you are destroyed	1
you destroy	1
you have destroyed	1
you have perished	1
you have wiped out	1
you lost	1
you will wipe	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
shall perish	19
perish	13
and destroy	7
to destroy	7
is perished	6
perished	5
perisheth	5
and destroyed	4
and perish	3
and to destroy	3
destroyeth	3
they perish	3
they shall perish	3
and to cause to perish	2
are perished	2
had destroyed	2
i will destroy	2
that which was lost	2
that ye shall surely	2
therefore they have destroyed	2
against you and ye shall perish	1
also shall perish	1
and destroyeth	1
and i will cause thee to perish	1
and i will destroy	1
and if i perish	1
and perished	1
and shall destroy	1
and that ye might perish	1
and they shall not escape	1
and thou destroyest	1
and thou shalt destroy	1
and to perish	1
and until thou perish	1
and will destroy	1
and ye perish	1
and ye shall perish	1
and ye should perish	1
any perish	1
destroy	1
even destroy	1
failed	1
faileth	1
for me to destroy	1
from thee shall perish	1
hath been lost	1
hath destroyed	1
he hath destroyed	1
he shall perish	1
i am like a broken	1
i perish	1
i should then have perished	1
i will also destroy	1
i will even destroy	1
is destroyed	1
is lost	1
like a lost	1
moreover i will take	1
of children i will destroy	1
of him that was ready to perish	1
of thee and i will destroy	1
of their destruction	1
over you to destroy	1
ready to perish	1
shall be destroyed	1
shall destroy	1
shall not perish	1
shalt thou destroy	1
so shall ye perish	1
spendeth	1
that destroy	1
that perisheth	1
that they may be destroyed	1
that we perish	1
that were lost	1
thee be destroyed	1
thee shall perish	1
thee until thou perish	1
them and to destroy	1
themselves but when they perish	1
thou art undone	1
thou hast destroyed	1
thou shalt destroy	1
to flee	1
to lose	1
to perish	1
to the intent that he might destroy	1
to thee how art thou destroyed	1
until he have destroyed	1
until ye perish	1
unto him that is ready to perish	1
upon them and they perished	1
upon us that we perish	1
upon you and i will destroy	1
utterly	1
void	1
was lost	1
was perished	1
we all perish	1
we beseech thee let us not perish	1
we perish	1
were lost	1
which he hath lost	1
which were ready to perish	1
will i destroy	1
with thee shall perish	1
ye perish	1
ye shall utterly	1
you and destroy	1

Verses containing H6

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Proverbs 28:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
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Proverbs 29:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
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Proverbs 31:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
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Ecclesiastes 3:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
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Ecclesiastes 5:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
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Source alternate reference: 5.13
Ecclesiastes 7:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
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Ecclesiastes 7:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
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Ecclesiastes 9:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.
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Ecclesiastes 9:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
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Isaiah 26:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
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Isaiah 27:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
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Isaiah 29:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
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Isaiah 37:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
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Isaiah 41:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
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Isaiah 57:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
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Isaiah 60:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
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Jeremiah 1:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
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Jeremiah 4:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”
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Jeremiah 6:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”
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Jeremiah 7:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.
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Jeremiah 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Who is the man wise enough to understand this? To whom has the mouth of the LORD spoken, that he may explain it? Why is the land destroyed and scorched like a desert, so no one can pass through it?
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Source alternate reference: 9.11
Jeremiah 10:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
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Jeremiah 12:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
But if they will not obey, then I will uproot that nation; I will uproot it and destroy it, declares the LORD.”
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Jeremiah 15:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.
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Jeremiah 18:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
At any time I might announce that a nation or kingdom will be uprooted, torn down, and destroyed.
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Jeremiah 18:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
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Jeremiah 23:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
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Jeremiah 25:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
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Jeremiah 25:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.
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Jeremiah 27:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.
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Jeremiah 27:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
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Jeremiah 31:28 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Just 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.
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Jeremiah 40:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Then Johanan son of Kareah spoke privately to Gedaliah at Mizpah. “Let me go and kill Ishmael son of Nethaniah,” he said. “No one will know it. Why should he take your life and scatter all the people of Judah who have gathered to you, so that the remnant of Judah would perish?”
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Jeremiah 46:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters churn like rivers, boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy the cities and their people.’
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Jeremiah 48:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence
The destroyer will move against every city, and not one town will escape. The valley will also be ruined, and the high plain will be destroyed, as the LORD has said.
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Jeremiah 48:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Therefore My heart laments like a flute for Moab; it laments like a flute for the men of Kir-heres, because the wealth they acquired has perished.
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Jeremiah 48:46 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh have perished; for your sons have been taken into exile and your daughters have gone into captivity.
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Jeremiah 49:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?
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Jeremiah 49:38 · BSB · 1 occurrence
I will set My throne in Elam, and destroy its king and officials,” declares the LORD.
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Jeremiah 50:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence
My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
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Jeremiah 51:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
They are worthless, a work to be mocked. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
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Jeremiah 51:55 · BSB · 1 occurrence
For the LORD will destroy Babylon; He will silence her mighty voice. The waves will roar like great waters; the tumult of their voices will resound.
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Lamentations 2:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Her gates have sunk into the ground; He has destroyed and shattered their bars. Her king and her princes are exiled among the nations, the law is no more, and even her prophets find no vision from the LORD.
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Lamentations 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
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Ezekiel 6:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence
You are to say: ‘O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys: I am about to bring a sword against you, and I will destroy your high places.
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Ezekiel 7:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Disaster upon disaster will come, and rumor after rumor. Then they will seek a vision from a prophet, but instruction from the priests will perish, as will counsel from the elders.
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Ezekiel 12:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel: ‘The days go by, and every vision fails’?
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Ezekiel 19:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
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Ezekiel 22:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.
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Ezekiel 25:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
therefore I will indeed stretch out My hand against you and give you as plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples and exterminate you from the countries. I will destroy you, and you will know that I am the LORD.’
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