יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽ/נָּה

𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤎/𐤍𐤄

yeheresenah

tears it down

a primitive root; to pull down or in pieces, break, destroy; beat down, break (down, through), destroy, overthrow, pluck down, pull down, ruin, throw down, [idiom] utterly.

H2040

Proverbs 29:4 · Word #7

Lexicon H2040

Lemmaהָרַס
Lemma (Paleo)𐤄𐤓𐤎
Transliterationhâraç
Strong'sH2040
In-contexttears it down

Morphology HVqi3ms/Sp3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H2040-29

he tears her down

Rootהרס (h-r-s)
Core Meaningspull down, break down, demolish, overthrow, tear down, ruin
Semantic Rangeto demolish a structure, overthrow a city or altar, break down walls, ruin or destroy objects or institutions, tear apart physically or figuratively
Conceptual SignificanceOften used of divine or human judgment in which cities, altars, or strongholds are dismantled. The root conveys decisive removal of what stands, whether in covenant judgment, warfare, or the eradication of idolatry.
Morphological NotesQal imperfect 3ms (יֶהֶרְסֶ) with 3fs pronominal suffix (־נָּה), from the root הרס. The imperfect form can denote future or habitual action depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with a 3rd feminine singular suffix, indicating “he” as the subject and “her” as the object. “Tears down” preserves the root sense of demolishing or pulling apart, while “her” accurately reflects the feminine singular pronominal suffix.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root הרס (pull down, break down, demolish, overthrow, tear down, ruin)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2040-01 eheros I will tear down
H2041-01 haheres the tearing-down
H2040-02 haneherasot the torn-down (feminine-plural) ones

Word Usage (43 occurrences of H2040)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Exodus 15:7 תַּהֲרֹ֣ס taharos you overthrow
Exodus 19:21 יֶהֶרְס֤וּ yeheresu they break through
Exodus 19:24 יֶֽהֶרְס֛וּ yeheresu break through