What does שָׁמַד · ἐξολοθρεύω mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַד · ἐξολοθρεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to destroy, annihilate, eliminate".
Hebrew · H8045, G1842
Shamad
To desolate · to extirpate
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שָׁמַדH8045to desolate
Pronunciationshāmad
Complete annihilation or extermination; often divine judgment producing total destruction and obliteration
Open lexicon entry →ἐξολοθρεύωG1842to extirpate
Pronunciationexolothreúō
Open lexicon entry →What does shamad (shamad) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמַד · ἐξολοθρεύω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to destroy, annihilate, eliminate".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8045, G1842?
H8045, G1842 is connected to 90 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to destroy, annihilate, eliminate
Source Gloss
to destroy, annihilate, eliminate
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 groups2Aligned forms26
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action19×
ImperfectDeut 31:3 · Isa 13:9 · Ps 145:20 · Amos 9:8 · Ezek 34:16 · Josh 7:12 · Num 33:52 · 1Sam 24:22 · 2Sam 14:119×
Perfect1Chr 5:25 · 2Chr 33:9 · 2Kgs 21:9 · Deut 2:22 · Deut 31:4 · Amos 2:9 · Ps 106:347×
Infinitive absoluteAmos 9:8 · Isa 14:232×
Sequential imperfectDeut 33:271×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action7×
PerfectPs 37:38 · Ps 83:11 · 2Sam 21:5 · Judg 21:164×
ImperfectIsa 48:19 · Prov 14:112×
Infinitive absoluteDeut 4:261×
Word Origins
shamad is a primitive root - no further derivation.