What does אֲבֵדָה mean in the Bible?
e. Hades".
Hebrew · H9
אֲבֵדָה
Concrete, something lost ; abstract, destruction , i.e. Hades
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אֲבֵדָה H9
What does אֲבֵדָה mean in the Bible?
אֲבֵדָה is a Hebrew word meaning "concrete, something lost ; abstract, destruction , i.e. Hades".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H9?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include has lost (1), lost item (1), lost property (1), the lost property (1).
Where does אֲבֵדָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 22:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Deuteronomy (1), Exodus (1).
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 has lost 1× Deuteronomy 22:3
lost item 1× Exodus 22:9
lost property 1× Leviticus 6:3
the lost property 1× Leviticus 6:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 22:9
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Exodus 1 Leviticus 2 Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
אֲבֵדָ֗ה 1x ’ă·ḇê·ḏāh Exodus 22:9
אֲבֵדָ֛ה 1x ’ă·ḇê·ḏāh Leviticus 6:3
אֲבֵדַ֥ת 1x ’ă·ḇê·ḏaṯ Deuteronomy 22:3
הָאֲבֵדָ֖ה 1x hā·’ă·ḇê·ḏāh Leviticus 6:4
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Exodus 22:9, Leviticus 6:3
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 6:4
Noun - feminine singular construct 1x Deuteronomy 22:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. concrete, something lost ; abstract, destruction , i.e. Hades
Source Gloss
concrete, something lost ; abstract, destruction , i.e. Hades
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
concrete, something lost; abstract, destruction, i.e. Hades BDB: a lost thing Usage: lost.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֲבֵדָה is built from these roots:
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