Hebrew · H7703, G1311 · unreviewed

תְּשַׁדֵּם

Properly, to be burly , i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable ); by implication, to ravage · to destroy

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שָׁדַד H7703 properly, to be burly , i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable ); by implication, to ravage

Pronunciation yeshaddem

Physical strength becomes destructive force; violent domination through overwhelming power, often with covenant-breaking plunder

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διαφθείρω G1311 to destroy

Pronunciation diaphtheírō

Destroy utterly with moral corruption sense; emphasizes complete ruin both physical and spiritual depravity.

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What does תְּשַׁדֵּם (teshaddem) mean in the Bible?

שָׁדַד · διαφθείρω is a Hebrew word meaning "to ruin or devastate".

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Meaning

to ruin or devastate

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 20×

Participle active Isa 16:4 · Isa 21:2 · Isa 33:1 · Jer 12:12 · Jer 15:8 · Jer 25:36 · Jer 47:4 · Jer 48:8 · Jer 48:18 · Jer 48:32 · Jer 51:53 · Jer 51:55 · Jer 51:56 · Job 15:21 · Obad 1:5 16×

Participle passive Isa 33:1 · Jer 4:30 · Judg 5:27 3×

Infinitive absolute Mic 2:4 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 20×

Perfect Isa 15:1 · Isa 23:1 · Isa 23:14 · Jer 10:20 · Jer 48:15 · Jer 48:20 · Jer 49:10 · Joel 1:10 · Zech 11:3 · Jer 4:20 · Jer 48:1 · Jer 49:3 · Nah 3:7 · Jer 4:13 · Jer 9:18 · Zech 11:2 20×

Poel 1×

Imperfect Hos 10:2 1×

Qal passive 2×

Imperfect Hos 10:14 · Isa 33:1 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×

Perfect Mic 2:4 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×

Participle active Prov 19:26 1×

Jussive Prov 24:15 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 46 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 21 Participle 17 Imperfective 3 Participle passive 3 Infinitive absolute 1 Imperfect 1

Stem

Pual 20 Qal 20 Qal passive 2 Piel 2 Poel 1 Niphal 1

Mood

Indicative 21 Jussive 1

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.).

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Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

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