הַ/שֹּׁדֵ֖ד
𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤃
shâdad
the destroyer
To devastate, lay waste, plunder; to cause ruin or great destruction, often by violence. The verb denotes acts of violent despoiling, ruining property or settlements, or making areas uninhabitable through destruction. It can be used in both military contexts (enemies or invaders ravaging land or people) and in reference to general calamity or violence. In some contexts, it may also signify the act of oppressing, ravaging, or violently stripping away possessions, often as a result of conquest.
Jeremiah 6:26 · Word #16
Lexicon H7703
| Lemma | שָׁדַד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤃𐤃 |
| Transliteration | shâdad |
| Strong's | H7703 |
| Definition | To devastate, lay waste, plunder; to cause ruin or great destruction, often by violence. The verb denotes acts of violent despoiling, ruining property or settlements, or making areas uninhabitable through destruction. It can be used in both military contexts (enemies or invaders ravaging land or people) and in reference to general calamity or violence. In some contexts, it may also signify the act of oppressing, ravaging, or violently stripping away possessions, often as a result of conquest. |
Morphology HTd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the destroyer |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7703-02
the devastator
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with definite article (הַ); verbal adjective meaning "the one who devastates." |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an agent performing the action of the root. "The devastator" preserves the core sense of violent ruin and despoiling inherent in שׁדד and reflects the definite article and masculine singular form. |
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