What does אָבַד · ἀπόλλυμι mean in the Bible?
אָבַד · ἀπόλλυμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to perish, be destroyed".
Hebrew · H6, G622
Abad
Properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy ) · to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
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אָבַדH6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy )
Pronunciationto'vad
Open lexicon entry →ἀπόλλυμιG622to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively
Pronunciationapóllymi
Open lexicon entry →What does abad (abad) mean in the Bible?
אָבַד · ἀπόλλυμι is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to perish, be destroyed".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6, G622?
H6, G622 is connected to 185 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to perish, be destroyed
Source Gloss
to perish, be destroyed
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 groups3Aligned forms91
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense76×
PerfectIsa 57:1 · Jer 48:46 · Job 4:7 · Job 11:20 · Job 18:17 · Job 30:2 · Joel 1:11 · Jonah 4:10 · Lam 3:18 · Mic 4:9 · Mic 7:2 · Num 21:30 · Ps 9:7 · Ps 142:5 · Eccl 9:6 · Exod 10:731×
ImperfectIsa 60:12 · Jer 6:21 · Jer 10:15 · Jer 51:18 · Job 4:9 · Job 4:20 · Judg 5:31 · Ps 37:20 · Ps 49:11 · Ps 68:3 · Ps 73:27 · Ps 80:17 · Ps 92:10 · Ps 102:27 · Deut 22:3 · Ezek 7:2631×
Participle activeDeut 26:5 · Deut 32:28 · Eccl 7:15 · Jer 50:6 · Job 4:11 · Job 29:13 · Job 31:19 · Ps 31:13 · Ps 119:1769×
Infinitive absoluteDeut 4:26 · Deut 8:19 · Deut 30:183×
Infinitive constructDeut 7:201×
CohortativeJonah 1:141×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action11×
ImperfectEccl 9:18 · Prov 29:3 · Ps 5:7 · Ps 21:11 · Num 33:525×
Perfect2Kgs 21:3 · Lam 2:9 · Jer 15:7 · Ps 9:64×
Infinitive absoluteDeut 12:21×
Participle activeJer 23:11×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
Infinitive construct2Kgs 10:191×
Participle activeDeut 8:201×
CohortativeJer 46:81×
PerfectJob 14:191×
Word Origins
abad is a primitive root - no further derivation.