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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אֵיד H343
Pronunciation ʾēyd
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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Questions this entry answers
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 It of calamity 4× 2 Samuel 22:19, Job 21:30, Psalms 18:18, Jeremiah 46:21
of their disaster 4× Ezekiel 35:5, Obadiah 1:13
calamity 3× Job 31:23, Proverbs 6:15, Jeremiah 48:16
disaster 2× Job 31:3, Jeremiah 49:8
. . . 1× Job 30:12
and calamity 1× Job 18:12
and your destruction 1× Proverbs 1:27
calamity on them 1× Jeremiah 49:32
destruction 1× Proverbs 24:22
Does disaster 1× Job 21:17
of disaster 1× Deuteronomy 32:35
of their calamity 1× Jeremiah 18:17
of your calamity 1× Proverbs 27:10
over calamity 1× Proverbs 17:5
your calamity 1× Proverbs 1:26
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 32:35 אֵידָ֔ם to of disaster Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 22:19 אֵידִ֑י to of calamity Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 18:12 וְ֝אֵ֗יד to and calamity Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 21:17 אֵידָ֑ם to Does disaster Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Job 21:30 אֵ֭יד to of calamity Noun - masculine singular construct Job 30:12 אֵידָֽם׃ to . . . Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Job 31:3 אֵ֥יד to disaster Noun - masculine singular Job 31:23 אֵ֣יד to calamity Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 18:18 אֵידִ֑י to of calamity Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Proverbs 1:26 בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם to your calamity Preposition-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 row Deuteronomy 32:35
Aligned rows 24
Books represented 8
Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 Job 6 Psalms 1 Proverbs 6 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 1 Obadiah 3
Source forms
אֵידָ֔ם 3x ’ê·ḏām Deuteronomy 32:35, Ezekiel 35:5, Obadiah 1:13
אֵ֥יד 2x ’êḏ Job 31:3, Jeremiah 49:8
אֵיד֑וֹ 2x ’ê·ḏōw Proverbs 6:15, Obadiah 1:13
אֵידִ֑י 2x ’ê·ḏî 2 Samuel 22:19, Psalms 18:18
אֵידָ֑ם 2x ’ê·ḏām Job 21:17, Proverbs 24:22
אֵ֭יד 1x ’êḏ Job 21:30
אֵ֣יד 1x ’êḏ Job 31:23
אֵיד־ 1x ’êḏ- Jeremiah 48:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 9x Deuteronomy 32:35, Job 21:17, Job 30:12, Proverbs 24:22
Noun - masculine singular construct 4x Job 21:30, Job 31:23, Jeremiah 48:16, Jeremiah 49:8
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 3x Proverbs 6:15, Obadiah 1:13
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 2 Samuel 22:19, Psalms 18:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Job 18:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural 1x Proverbs 1:27
Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 31:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Proverbs 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 definition Source: 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
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
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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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