וְ/אַבְדָ֑ן
𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤍
ʼabdân
and destruction
A poetic or emphatic term denoting utter ruin, destruction, or perishing, often personified or employed to evoke the concept of total obliteration or the fate of the lost. Primarily used in parallelism with terms such as 'death' (māwet) or 'Sheol' to refer to the realm of the dead, the Pit, or a place/state of annihilation. The semantic range extends from literal physical destruction to the figurative sense of a realm or state in which all is lost or perished.
Esther 9:5 · Word #8
Lexicon H12
| Lemma | אַבְדָן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤍 |
| Transliteration | ʼabdân |
| Strong's | H12 |
| Definition | A poetic or emphatic term denoting utter ruin, destruction, or perishing, often personified or employed to evoke the concept of total obliteration or the fate of the lost. Primarily used in parallelism with terms such as 'death' (māwet) or 'Sheol' to refer to the realm of the dead, the Pit, or a place/state of annihilation. The semantic range extends from literal physical destruction to the figurative sense of a realm or state in which all is lost or perished. |
Morphology HC/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and destruction |
SIBI-P1 Translation H12-01
and utter ruin
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ + masculine singular common noun, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun אַבְדָן derives from אבד and denotes the state or result of perishing—complete destruction or annihilation. The conjunction וְ is preserved as "and," and the singular masculine absolute form is reflected in the singular "ruin," intensified by "utter" to convey the emphatic sense. |
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