Shâmad — H8045

H8045 · Hebrew — שמד

Pronunciation: shaw-mad'

Definition

verb

to desolate

  1. to destroy, exterminate, be destroyed, be exterminated
    1. (Niphal)
      1. to be annihilated, be exterminated
      2. to be destroyed, be devastated
    2. (Hiphil)
      1. to annihilate, exterminate
      2. to destroy

Usually translated as

destory, destoruction, bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâmad occurs 90 times in 86 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Leviticus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (28), Joshua (6), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (5), 1 Kings (3), 2 Kings (3), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (3), Esther (5), Psalms (6), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (6), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (4), Daniel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (2), Micah (1), Haggai (1), Zechariah (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S