שָׁדַד (sha.dad) means “to ruin” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: shaw-dad' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שָׁדַד · sha.dad · to ruin
1) to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin, destroy, spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to violently destroy, devastate, despoil, assail 1a2) devastator, despoiler (participle) (subst) 1b) (Niphal) to be utterly ruined 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to assault 1c2) to devastate 1d) (Pual) to be devastated 1e) (Poel) to violently destroy 1f) (Hophal) to be devastated Also means: shud (שׁוּד "to waste" H7736)
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a primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
KJV glosses: dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.
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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 |
|---|---|
| the destroyer | 6 |
| has been destroyed | 3 |
| is destroyed | 3 |
| the destroyers | 3 |
| a destroyer | 2 |
| are destroyed | 2 |
| is devastated | 2 |
| is ruined | 2 |
| and demolish | 1 |
| and destroy | 1 |
| and the destroyer | 1 |
| are ruined | 1 |
| assail me | 1 |
| dead | 1 |
| destroy | 1 |
| destroyed | 1 |
| destroying | 1 |
| destroys them | 1 |
| devastated we are | 1 |
| doomed to destruction | 1 |
| he who assaults | 1 |
| is about to destroy | 1 |
| is destroying | 1 |
| is in ruins | 1 |
| is laid waste | 1 |
| it will be devastated | 1 |
| o destroyer | 1 |
| o devastated | 1 |
| of robbers | 1 |
| robbers | 1 |
| still destroys | 1 |
| they will ravage | 1 |
| to destroy | 1 |
| tyre is laid waste | 1 |
| we are ruined | 1 |
| we are utterly ruined | 1 |
| will be demolished | 1 |
| will be destroyed | 1 |
| will destroy | 1 |
| will ravage them | 1 |
| you will be destroyed | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| is spoiled | 8 |
| is laid waste | 4 |
| spoiled | 3 |
| and the spoiler | 2 |
| for the spoiler | 2 |
| hath spoiled | 2 |
| is wasted | 2 |
| to spoil | 2 |
| a spoiler | 1 |
| all of them and they shall spoil | 1 |
| and spoil | 1 |
| are spoiled | 1 |
| because the spoiler | 1 |
| dead | 1 |
| for it is laid waste | 1 |
| for it is spoiled | 1 |
| for the spoilers | 1 |
| from me shall spoilers | 1 |
| he shall spoil | 1 |
| he that wasteth | 1 |
| how are we spoiled | 1 |
| not spoiled | 1 |
| of robbers | 1 |
| of the spoiler | 1 |
| oppress | 1 |
| shall be spoiled | 1 |
| shall destroy | 1 |
| shall spoil | 1 |
| spoil | 1 |
| spoileth | 1 |
| the destroyer | 1 |
| the spoiler | 1 |
| the spoilers | 1 |
| thou shalt be spoiled | 1 |
| to thee if robbers | 1 |
| to thee that spoilest | 1 |
| unto us for we are spoiled | 1 |
| we be utterly | 1 |
| who art to be destroyed | 1 |
| will spoil | 1 |
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At her feet he collapsed, he fell, there he lay still; at her feet he collapsed, he fell; where he collapsed, there he fell dead.
Read word by wordThe tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.
Read word by wordSounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.
Read word by wordfrom the wicked who assail me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.
Read word by wordO Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
Read word by wordThe integrity of the upright guides them, but the perversity of the faithless destroys them.
Read word by wordHe who assaults his father or evicts his mother is a son who brings shame and disgrace.
Read word by wordDo not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
Read word by wordThis is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night!
Read word by wordLet my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,
Read word by wordA dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”
Read word by wordThis is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus.
Read word by wordWail, O ships of Tarshish, for your harbor has been destroyed!
Read word by wordWoe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
Read word by wordBehold, he advances like the clouds, his chariots like the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
Read word by wordDisaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. My tents are destroyed in an instant, my curtains in a moment.
Read word by wordAnd you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
Read word by wordTherefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.
Read word by wordO daughter of my people, dress yourselves in sackcloth and roll in ashes. Mourn with bitter wailing, as you would for an only son, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.
Read word by wordFor the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: ‘How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.’”
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 9.18
My tent is destroyed, and all its ropes are snapped. My sons have departed from me and are no more. I have no one left to pitch my tent or set up my curtains.
Read word by wordOver all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.
Read word by wordI will make their widows more numerous than the sand of the sea. I will bring a destroyer at noon against the mothers of young men. I will suddenly bring upon them anguish and dismay.
Read word by wordHear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.
Read word by wordFor the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
Read word by wordConcerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
Read word by wordThe 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.
Read word by wordMoab has been destroyed and its towns have been invaded; the best of its young men have gone down in the slaughter, declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Read word by wordCome down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses.
Read word by wordMoab is put to shame, for it has been shattered. Wail and cry out! Declare by the Arnon that Moab is destroyed.
Read word by wordI will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah, more than I weep for Jazer. Your tendrils have extended to the sea; they reach even to Jazer. The destroyer has descended on your summer fruit and grape harvest.
Read word by wordWail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials.
Read word by wordBut I will strip Esau bare; I will uncover his hiding places, and he will be unable to conceal himself. His descendants will be destroyed along with his relatives and neighbors, and he will be no more.
Read word by wordConcerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
Read word by wordThen heaven and earth and all that is in them will shout for joy over Babylon because the destroyers from the north will come against her,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordEven if Babylon ascends to the heavens and fortifies her lofty stronghold, the destroyers I send will come against her,” declares the LORD.
Read word by wordFor 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.
Read word by wordFor a destroyer is coming against her—against Babylon. Her warriors will be captured, and their bows will be broken, for the LORD is a God of retribution; He will repay in full.
Read word by wordI will make your hordes fall by the swords of the mighty, the most ruthless of all nations. They will ravage the pride of Egypt and all her multitudes will be destroyed.
Read word by wordTheir hearts are devious; now they must bear their guilt. The LORD will break down their altars and demolish their sacred pillars.
Read word by wordthe roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.
Read word by wordThe field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.
Read word by word“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night—oh, how you will be ruined—would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?
Read word by wordIn that day they will take up a proverb against you and taunt you with this bitter lamentation: ‘We are utterly ruined! He has changed the portion of my people. How He has removed it from me! He has allotted our fields to traitors.’”
Read word by wordThen all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”
Read word by wordWail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
Read word by wordListen to the wailing of the shepherds, for their glory is in ruins. Listen to the roaring of the young lions, for the thickets of the Jordan are destroyed.
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