What does שָׁדַד (yeshaddem) mean in the Bible?
שָׁדַד (yeshaddem): Physical strength becomes destructive force; violent domination through overwhelming power, often with covenant-breaking plunder
Hebrew · H7703
שָׁדַד
Properly, to be burly , i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable ); by implication, to ravage
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שָׁדַד H7703
Pronunciation yeshaddem
What does שָׁדַד (yeshaddem) mean in the Bible?
שָׁדַד (yeshaddem): Physical strength becomes destructive force; violent domination through overwhelming power, often with covenant-breaking plunder
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7703?
The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the destroyer (6), has been destroyed (3), is destroyed (3), the destroyers (3), a destroyer (2).
Where does שָׁדַד (yeshaddem) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 5:27. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (26), Isaiah (11), Proverbs (3), Zechariah (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 the destroyer 6× Job 15:21, Isaiah 16:4, Jeremiah 6:26, Jeremiah 48:8
has been destroyed 3× Isaiah 23:14, Jeremiah 48:15, Jeremiah 49:3
is destroyed 3× Jeremiah 10:20, Jeremiah 48:20, Joel 1:10
the destroyers 3× Jeremiah 12:12, Jeremiah 51:48, Jeremiah 51:53
a destroyer 2× Jeremiah 15:8, Jeremiah 51:56
are destroyed 2× Jeremiah 4:20, Zechariah 11:3
is devastated 2× Isaiah 15:1, Nahum 3:7
is ruined 2× Isaiah 15:1, Joel 1:10
. . . 1× Micah 2:4
[Tyre] is laid waste 1× Isaiah 23:1
and demolish 1× Hosea 10:2
and destroy 1× Jeremiah 49:28
and the destroyer 1× Isaiah 21:2
are ruined 1× Zechariah 11:2
assail me 1× Psalms 17:9
dead 1× Judges 5:27
destroy 1× Proverbs 24:15
destroyed 1× Isaiah 33:1
destroying 1× Isaiah 33:1
destroys them 1× Proverbs 11:3
devastated we are 1× Jeremiah 9:19
doomed to destruction 1× Psalms 137:8
He who assaults 1× Proverbs 19:26
is about to destroy 1× Jeremiah 47:4
is destroying 1× Jeremiah 25:36
is in ruins 1× Zechariah 11:3
is laid waste 1× Jeremiah 4:20
it will be devastated 1× Jeremiah 48:1
O destroyer 1× Isaiah 33:1
O devastated 1× Jeremiah 4:30
of robbers 1× Job 12:6
robbers 1× Obadiah 1:5
still destroys 1× Isaiah 21:2
They will ravage 1× Ezekiel 32:12
to destroy 1× Jeremiah 47:4
we are ruined 1× Jeremiah 4:13
We are utterly ruined 1× Micah 2:4
will be demolished 1× Hosea 10:14
will be destroyed 1× Jeremiah 49:10
will destroy 1× Jeremiah 51:55
will ravage them 1× Jeremiah 5:6
you will be destroyed 1× Isaiah 33:1
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 5:27 שָׁדֽוּד׃ to dead Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Job 12:6 לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים to of robbers Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Job 15:21 שׁוֹדֵ֥ד to the destroyer Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 17:9 שַׁדּ֑וּנִי to assail me Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Psalms 137:8 הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥ה to doomed to destruction Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Proverbs 11:3 וְשַׁדָּם׃ to destroys them Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Proverbs 19:26 מְֽשַׁדֶּד־ to He who assaults Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Proverbs 24:15 תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד to destroy Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Isaiah 15:1 שֻׁדַּ֨ד to is ruined Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 15:1 שֻׁדַּ֥ד to is devastated Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 5:27
Aligned rows 57
Books represented 13
Judges 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 11 Jeremiah 26 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 2 Joel 2 Obadiah 1 Micah 2 Nahum 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
שֹׁדֵ֤ד 3x šō·ḏêḏ Jeremiah 47:4, Jeremiah 48:18, Jeremiah 51:55
שֻׁדַּ֖ד 3x šud·daḏ Isaiah 23:14, Jeremiah 48:20, Zechariah 11:3
שֹׁדֵ֥ד 2x šō·ḏêḏ Jeremiah 25:36, Jeremiah 48:32
שֻׁדַּ֥ד 2x šud·daḏ Isaiah 15:1, Jeremiah 49:10
שֻׁדַּ֤ד 2x šud·daḏ Isaiah 23:1, Jeremiah 48:15
שֻׁדַּ֣ד 2x šud·daḏ Joel 1:10
שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה 2x šud·də·ḏāh Jeremiah 4:20, Zechariah 11:3
שׁוֹדֵ֔ד 2x šō·w·ḏêḏ Isaiah 21:2, Jeremiah 51:56
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 12x Job 15:21, Isaiah 16:4, Isaiah 21:2, Isaiah 33:1
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular 11x Isaiah 15:1, Isaiah 23:1, Isaiah 23:14, Jeremiah 10:20
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person feminine singular 5x Jeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 48:1, Jeremiah 49:3, Nahum 3:7
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 3x Judges 5:27, Isaiah 33:1, Jeremiah 4:30
Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common plural 2x Jeremiah 4:13, Jeremiah 9:19
Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural 2x Jeremiah 4:20, Zechariah 11:2
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 2x Proverbs 11:3, Jeremiah 5:6
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 12:12, Jeremiah 51:53
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Physical strength becomes destructive force; violent domination through overwhelming power, often with covenant-breaking plunder
Strong's H7703
Lexical occurrences 58 verses Word forms 6 forms 46 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 11:3 Source Gloss
properly, to be burly , i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable ); by implication, to ravage
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Physical strength becomes destructive force; violent domination through overwhelming power, often with covenant-breaking plunder
properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage BDB: deal violently with Usage: dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), × utterly, (lay) waste.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 6 Aligned forms 46
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×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
to devastate or ruin
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Word Origins
שָׁדַד is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Treachery ultimately leads to personal ruin. Proverbs 11:3
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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