What does אֵיד (ʾēyd) mean in the Bible?
אֵיד (ʾēyd): Oppression that spirals into ruin; captures the progression from active harm to inevitable collapse
Hebrew · H343
אֵיד
Oppression ; by implication misfortune , ruin
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אֵידH343
Pronunciationʾēyd
What does אֵיד (ʾēyd) mean in the Bible?
אֵיד (ʾēyd): Oppression that spirals into ruin; captures the progression from active harm to inevitable collapse
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How does the BSB render H343?
The BSB source-word alignment has 24 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of calamity (4), of their disaster (4), calamity (3), disaster (2), . . . (1).
Where does אֵיד (ʾēyd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 32:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (6), Proverbs (6), Jeremiah (5), Obadiah (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof calamity4×2 Samuel 22:19, Job 21:30, Psalms 18:18, Jeremiah 46:21
of their disaster4×Ezekiel 35:5, Obadiah 1:13
calamity3×Job 31:23, Proverbs 6:15, Jeremiah 48:16
disaster2×Job 31:3, Jeremiah 49:8
. . .1×Job 30:12
and calamity1×Job 18:12
and your destruction1×Proverbs 1:27
calamity on them1×Jeremiah 49:32
destruction1×Proverbs 24:22
Does disaster1×Job 21:17
of disaster1×Deuteronomy 32:35
of their calamity1×Jeremiah 18:17
of your calamity1×Proverbs 27:10
over calamity1×Proverbs 17:5
your calamity1×Proverbs 1:26
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Deuteronomy 32:35אֵידָ֔םtoof disasterNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural2 Samuel 22:19אֵידִ֑יtoof calamityNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 18:12וְ֝אֵ֗ידtoand calamityConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 21:17אֵידָ֑םtoDoes disasterNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralJob 21:30אֵ֭ידtoof calamityNoun - masculine singular constructJob 30:12אֵידָֽם׃to. . .Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralJob 31:3אֵ֥ידtodisasterNoun - masculine singularJob 31:23אֵ֣ידtocalamityNoun - masculine singular constructPsalms 18:18אֵידִ֑יtoof calamityNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularProverbs 1:26בְּאֵידְכֶ֣םtoyour calamityPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 32:35
Aligned rows24
Books represented8
Deuteronomy12 Samuel1Job6Psalms1Proverbs6Jeremiah5Ezekiel1Obadiah3
Source forms
אֵידָ֔ם3x’ê·ḏāmDeuteronomy 32:35, Ezekiel 35:5, Obadiah 1:13
אֵ֥יד2x’êḏJob 31:3, Jeremiah 49:8
אֵיד֑וֹ2x’ê·ḏōwProverbs 6:15, Obadiah 1:13
אֵידִ֑י2x’ê·ḏî2 Samuel 22:19, Psalms 18:18
אֵידָ֑ם2x’ê·ḏāmJob 21:17, Proverbs 24:22
אֵ֭יד1x’êḏJob 21:30
אֵ֣יד1x’êḏJob 31:23
אֵיד־1x’êḏ-Jeremiah 48:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural9xDeuteronomy 32:35, Job 21:17, Job 30:12, Proverbs 24:22
Noun - masculine singular construct4xJob 21:30, Job 31:23, Jeremiah 48:16, Jeremiah 49:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular3xProverbs 6:15, Obadiah 1:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular2x2 Samuel 22:19, Psalms 18:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJob 18:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural1xProverbs 1:27
Noun - masculine singular1xJob 31:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular1xProverbs 27:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Oppression that spirals into ruin; captures the progression from active harm to inevitable collapse
Source Gloss
oppression ; by implication misfortune , ruin
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Oppression that spirals into ruin; captures the progression from active harm to inevitable collapse
oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin BDB: distress Usage: calamity, destruction.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
misfortune or disaster that befalls another person
sudden ruin and destruction sent by rulers and authorities
distress or adversity contrasted with the comfort of nearness
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 24 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
אֵיד is built from this root:
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