H6 – abad – אָבַד to wander; fig., to lose, perish

Strong’s ID:
H6
Hebrew Word:
אָבַד
Transliteration:
ʼâbad / abad
Pronunciation:
aw-bad’
Part of Speech:
verb
Etymology:
a primitive root
Equivalents:
Usage Count:
184
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Find “abad” in the Bible (Old Testament)

Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon

1) to wander
2) figuratively: to lose, perish

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Strong’s Hebrew Lexicon

Hebrew
אָבַד ʼâbad, aw-bad’

Etymology
a primitive root

Definition
properly: to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication: to perish (causatively: destroy)

KJV
break, destroy (-uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, × and surely, take, be undone, × utterly, be void of, have no way to flee