Hebrew · H6, G622 · unreviewed

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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אָבַד H6 properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy )

Pronunciation to'vad

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ἀπόλλυμι G622 to destroy fully (reflexively, to perish, or lose), literally or figuratively

Pronunciation apóllymi

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What does abad (abad) mean in the Bible?

אָבַד · ἀπόλλυμι is a Hebrew word meaning "to perish, be destroyed".

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Meaning

to perish, be destroyed

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 76×

Perfect Isa 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 10:7 31×

Imperfect Isa 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 7:26 31×

Participle active Deut 26:5 · Deut 32:28 · Eccl 7:15 · Jer 50:6 · Job 4:11 · Job 29:13 · Job 31:19 · Ps 31:13 · Ps 119:176 9×

Infinitive absolute Deut 4:26 · Deut 8:19 · Deut 30:18 3×

Infinitive construct Deut 7:20 1×

Cohortative Jonah 1:14 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 11×

Imperfect Eccl 9:18 · Prov 29:3 · Ps 5:7 · Ps 21:11 · Num 33:52 5×

Perfect 2Kgs 21:3 · Lam 2:9 · Jer 15:7 · Ps 9:6 4×

Infinitive absolute Deut 12:2 1×

Participle active Jer 23:1 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×

Infinitive construct 2Kgs 10:19 1×

Participle active Deut 8:20 1×

Cohortative Jer 46:8 1×

Perfect Job 14:19 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 91 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 36 Imperfect 36 Participle 11 Infinitive absolute 4 Infinitive construct 2 Cohortative 2

Stem

Qal 76 Piel 11 Hiphil 4

Mood

Indicative 36 Indicative/jussive 34 Indicative/cohortative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 8 — Knowledge, Love, and the Weak Brother in a World of Idols Acts 27 — The Storm, the Shipwreck, and the Promise of God John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 3 — New Birth, Lifted-Up Son, and the Love of God for the World Luke 13 — Repentance, Kingdom Reversal, and the Urgent Narrow Door Luke 15 — The Joy of God over the Lost Being Found Luke 19 — The Son of Man Seeks the Lost, Receives the Kingly Kingdom, and Weeps over Jerusalem Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 3 — The Servant-King Confronted: Sabbath Mercy, Demonic Accusation, and the Family of God Matthew 10 — The Mission of the Twelve, Costly Witness, and Allegiance to Christ Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Matthew 15 — Tradition, the Heart, Gentile Faith, and the Compassionate Bread of the Messiah Matthew 16 — The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship Matthew 18 — Kingdom Humility, Care for the Little Ones, Discipline, and Forgiveness in Christ’s Community Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 22 — The Wedding Banquet, the King’s Invitation, and the Messiah Who Is David’s Lord Matthew 8 — The Authority of Jesus over Uncleanness, Sickness, Discipleship, Storms, and Demons Romans 14 — Receiving One Another, Honoring the Lord, and Pursuing Peace in Matters of Conscience

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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