What does שֹׁד (šōd) mean in the Bible?
שֹׁד (šōd): Wholesale destruction through violent force; conveys both the act of ravaging and resulting desolation of persons or property
Hebrew · H7701
שֹׁד
Violence , ravage
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שֹׁד H7701
Pronunciation šōd
What does שֹׁד (šōd) mean in the Bible?
שֹׁד (šōd): Wholesale destruction through violent force; conveys both the act of ravaging and resulting desolation of persons or property
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7701?
The BSB source-word alignment has 25 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include destruction (5), and destruction (3), as destruction (2), devastation (2), and oppression (1).
Where does שֹׁד (šōd) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 5:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (6), Hosea (4), Amos (3), Jeremiah (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 destruction 5× Isaiah 16:4, Hosea 7:13, Hosea 9:6, Amos 5:9
and destruction 3× Jeremiah 6:7, Jeremiah 20:8, Amos 3:10
as destruction 2× Isaiah 13:6, Joel 1:15
devastation 2× Isaiah 51:19, Jeremiah 48:3
and oppression 1× Ezekiel 45:9
and the destruction 1× Habakkuk 2:17
and violence 1× Hosea 12:1
at destruction 1× Job 5:22
devastated 1× Hosea 10:14
For the cause 1× Psalms 12:5
havoc 1× Job 5:21
nor ruin 1× Isaiah 60:18
ruin 1× Isaiah 59:7
so that fury 1× Amos 5:9
the destruction 1× Isaiah 22:4
The violence 1× Proverbs 21:7
violence 1× Proverbs 24:2
Show sample aligned rows
Job 5:21 מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד to havoc Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Job 5:22 לְשֹׁ֣ד to at destruction Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 12:5 מִשֹּׁ֥ד to For the cause Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 21:7 שֹׁד־ to The violence Noun - masculine singular construct Proverbs 24:2 שֹׁ֭ד to violence Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 13:6 כְּשֹׁ֖ד to as destruction Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 16:4 שֹׁ֔ד to destruction Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 22:4 שֹׁ֖ד to the destruction Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 51:19 הַשֹּׁ֧ד to devastation Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 59:7 שֹׁ֥ד to ruin Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 5:21
Aligned rows 25
Books represented 10
Job 2 Psalms 1 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 3 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 4 Joel 1 Amos 3 Habakkuk 2
Source forms
וָשֹׁ֖ד 3x wā·šōḏ Jeremiah 20:8, Hosea 12:1, Amos 3:10
שֹׁ֖ד 3x šōḏ Isaiah 22:4, Jeremiah 48:3, Amos 5:9
שֹׁ֥ד 3x šōḏ Isaiah 59:7, Isaiah 60:18, Hosea 7:13
וְשֹׁ֥ד 2x wə·šōḏ Habakkuk 1:3, Habakkuk 2:17
הַשֹּׁ֧ד 1x haš·šōḏ Isaiah 51:19
וּכְשֹׁ֖ד 1x ū·ḵə·šōḏ Joel 1:15
וְשֹׁ֖ד 1x wə·šōḏ Amos 5:9
וָ֠שֹׁד 1x wā·šōḏ Jeremiah 6:7
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 7x Jeremiah 6:7, Jeremiah 20:8, Ezekiel 45:9, Hosea 12:1
Noun - masculine singular 7x Proverbs 24:2, Isaiah 16:4, Isaiah 59:7, Isaiah 60:18
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Proverbs 21:7, Isaiah 22:4
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 5:21, Hosea 9:6
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 51:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Habakkuk 2:17
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Joel 1:15
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 13:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Wholesale destruction through violent force; conveys both the act of ravaging and resulting desolation of persons or property
Source Gloss
violence , ravage
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Wholesale destruction through violent force; conveys both the act of ravaging and resulting desolation of persons or property
violence, ravage BDB: violence Usage: desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שֹׁד is built from this root:
שׁוּד H7736
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