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שֹׁד H7701
H7701 is the Hebrew word שֹׁד, transliterated shôd and said shode. The King James Version most often renders it destruction.
What it means
violence, ravage.
Where it comes from
or שׁוֹד; (Job 5:21), from H7736 (שׁוּד).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 25 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.
Verses using שֹׁד
All 24 verses, quoted in full.
Job 5:21 · KJV
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Job 5:22 · KJV
At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.
Psalm 12:5 · KJV
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Proverbs 21:7 · KJV
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
Proverbs 24:2 · KJV
For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
Isaiah 13:6 · KJV
Howl ye; for the day of the LORD is at hand; it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.
Isaiah 16:4 · KJV
Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land.
Isaiah 22:4 · KJV
Therefore said I, Look away from me; I will weep bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of the daughter of my people.
Isaiah 51:19 · KJV
These two things are come unto thee; who shall be sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?
Isaiah 59:7 · KJV
Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
Isaiah 60:18 · KJV
Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.
Jeremiah 6:7 · KJV
As a fountain casteth out her waters, so she casteth out her wickedness: violence and spoil is heard in her; before me continually is grief and wounds.
Jeremiah 20:8 · KJV
For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.
Jeremiah 48:3 · KJV
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
Ezekiel 45:9 · KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord GOD.
Hosea 7:13 · KJV
Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.
Hosea 9:6 · KJV
For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant places for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns shall be in their tabernacles.
Hosea 10:14 · KJV
Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.
Hosea 12:1 · KJV
Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.
Joel 1:15 · KJV
Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.
Amos 3:10 · KJV
For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
Amos 5:9 · KJV
That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Habakkuk 1:3 · KJV
Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention.
Habakkuk 2:17 · KJV
For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, which made them afraid, because of men’s blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that dwell therein.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7701 mean?
H7701 is the Hebrew word שֹׁד (shôd), meaning violence, ravage.
How is H7701 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it destruction (6 times), spoil (4 times), spoiled (3 times), robbery (2 times), desolation (2 times), among others.
How many times does H7701 appear in the Bible?
שֹׁד (shôd) is tagged in 24 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7701 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or שׁוֹד; (Job 5:21), from H7736 (שׁוּד).
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