כִּיד
𐤊𐤉𐤃
kîyd
H3589 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
A blow or striking force, especially as an agent of destruction or calamity. The term denotes a sudden, forceful act resulting in severe harm or devastation, and is used metaphorically for overwhelming disaster or misfortune visiting a people or region.
Semantic Range
blow, striking force, crushing blow, calamity, destruction, overwhelming disaster
Root / Etymology
Root: כיד. The etymology is uncertain; it is possibly related to a root meaning 'to strike' or 'smite,' but explicit attestation of this root is sparse. The form כִּיד appears in the Hebrew Bible only in the specific context of calamity or crushing, and its morphological relationship to other Semitic roots for 'striking' or 'smashing' is debated.
Historical & Contextual Notes
כִּיד occurs in poetic and prophetic contexts, most notably in Isaiah (Is 47:11; Is 51:19), to describe calamity or disaster of an intense and overwhelming nature, often as consequence or judgment. The word's usage is rare and typically synonymous with catastrophe that befalls a nation or city. It is distinct from more common Hebrew terms for misfortune such as רָעָה (evil, harm) or שֶׁבֶר (breaking, fracture), carrying a stronger connotation of sudden, crushing impact rather than general misfortune. Later translations sometimes render it as 'destruction' or 'ruin', while some English traditions translate the term as 'destruction' or 'calamity.' The nuance of an immediate or violent blow is often lost in translation.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from a primitive root meaning to strike; a crushing; figuratively, calamity; destruction.
Bantu Hebrew
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כיד (k-y-d) — to strike, to smite forcefully, to crush
| Strong's | Lemma | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
| H3590 | כִידוֹד | struck-off sparks of |
| H3591 | כִּידוֹן | battle-spear |
| H3592 | כִּידוֹן | Kidon |
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3589-01 |
כִּיד֑/וֹ | kido | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
his destruction | his crushing blow | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H3589-01 |
Job 21:20 | כִּיד֑/וֹ | kido | HNcmsc/Sp3ms |
his destruction | his crushing blow |