What does שָׁמַד · ἐξολοθρεύω mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַד · ἐξολοθρεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to destroy, annihilate, eliminate".
Hebrew · H8045, G1842
Shamad
To desolate · to extirpate
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שָׁמַד H8045 to desolate
Pronunciation shāmad
Complete annihilation or extermination; often divine judgment producing total destruction and obliteration
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ἐξολοθρεύω G1842 to extirpate
Pronunciation exolothreúō
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What does shamad (shamad) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַד · ἐξολοθρεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to destroy, annihilate, eliminate".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8045, G1842?
H8045, G1842 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to destroy, annihilate, eliminate
Source Gloss
to destroy, annihilate, eliminate
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 2 Aligned forms 26
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 19×
Imperfect Deut 31:3 · Isa 13:9 · Ps 145:20 · Amos 9:8 · Ezek 34:16 · Josh 7:12 · Num 33:52 · 1Sam 24:22 · 2Sam 14:11 9×
Perfect 1Chr 5:25 · 2Chr 33:9 · 2Kgs 21:9 · Deut 2:22 · Deut 31:4 · Amos 2:9 · Ps 106:34 7×
Infinitive absolute Amos 9:8 · Isa 14:23 2×
Sequential imperfect Deut 33:27 1×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×
Perfect Ps 37:38 · Ps 83:11 · 2Sam 21:5 · Judg 21:16 4×
Imperfect Isa 48:19 · Prov 14:11 2×
Infinitive absolute Deut 4:26 1×
Word Origins
shamad 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