אֹבֵֽד
𐤀𐤁𐤃
ʼôbêd
destruction
Active participle form meaning 'one who is perishing, one going astray, one lost or perishing.' Used both literally (of physical perishing or destruction) and metaphorically (of being lost, cut off from a community, or in a state of ruin). May refer to an individual in distress, an entity facing destruction, or a people in a state of loss or annihilation.
Numbers 24:20 · Word #12
Lexicon H8
| Lemma | אֹבֵד |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤀𐤁𐤃 |
| Transliteration | ʼôbêd |
| Strong's | H8 |
| Definition | Active participle form meaning 'one who is perishing, one going astray, one lost or perishing.' Used both literally (of physical perishing or destruction) and metaphorically (of being lost, cut off from a community, or in a state of ruin). May refer to an individual in distress, an entity facing destruction, or a people in a state of loss or annihilation. |
Morphology HNcmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | destruction |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8-01
perishing one
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, construct state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes an ongoing state of perishing or being lost. "Perishing one" preserves the verbal force and reflects the masculine singular participial form in construct state. |
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