הַ/שּׁוֹדְדִ֖ים
𐤄/𐤔𐤅𐤃𐤃𐤉𐤌
shâdad
the destroyers
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 51:48 · Word #13
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/Vqrmpa
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 | p — Plural — Plural |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | the destroyers |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7703-03
the devastators
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine plural, absolute state, with definite article; verbal adjective meaning "the ones who devastate." |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine plural denotes those who are actively carrying out the root action of שׁדד—violently laying waste or despoiling. "The devastators" preserves both the ongoing agentive force of the participle and the root’s emphasis on destructive ruin. |
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