What does הָרַס · καταστροφή mean in the Bible?
הָרַס · καταστροφή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tear down or destroy".
Hebrew · H2040, G2692
תֵהָרֵס
To pull down or in pieces, break , destroy · ruin
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הָרַס H2040 to pull down or in pieces, break , destroy
Pronunciation tehares
Destruction through violent dismantling, often structural ruin; God's judgment tool against buildings, altars, and idolatrous systems.
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καταστροφή G2692 ruin
Pronunciation katastrophḗ
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What does תֵהָרֵס (tehares) mean in the Bible?
הָרַס · καταστροφή is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to tear down or destroy".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2040, G2692?
H2040, G2692 is connected to 43 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to tear down or destroy
Source Gloss
to tear down or destroy
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 21
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 15×
Imperfect Jer 24:6 · Jer 42:10 · Mal 1:4 · 2Kgs 3:25 · Exod 19:21 · Exod 15:7 · Job 12:14 7×
Perfect Isa 14:17 · Lam 2:2 · Lam 2:17 · 1Kgs 19:10 · 1Kgs 19:14 5×
Jussive Exod 19:24 1×
Participle active Jer 45:4 1×
Sequential imperfect Ps 58:7 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 5×
Perfect Jer 50:15 · Joel 1:17 · Prov 24:31 3×
Imperfect Jer 31:40 · Prov 11:11 2×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×
Infinitive absolute Exod 23:24 1×
Word Origins
תֵהָרֵס is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain