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H7 is the Hebrew word אֲבַד, transliterated ʼăbad and said ab-ad'. The King James Version most often renders it destroy.
What it means
{properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)}.
Where it comes from
(Aramaic) corresponding to H6 (אָבַד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: destroy, perish.
Verses using אֲבַד
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Jeremiah 10:11 · KJV
Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.
Daniel 2:12 · KJV
For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:18 · KJV
That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.
Daniel 2:24 · KJV
Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation.
Daniel 7:11 · KJV
I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
Daniel 7:26 · KJV
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7 mean?
H7 is the Hebrew word אֲבַד (ʼăbad), meaning {properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)}.
How is H7 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it destroy (4 times), even they shall perish (1 time), perish (1 time), destroyed (1 time).
How many times does H7 appear in the Bible?
אֲבַד (ʼăbad) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: (Aramaic) corresponding to H6 (אָבַד).
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