H6 – abad – אָבַד – to wander; fig. to lose, perish, destroy
- Strong’s ID:
- H6
- Hebrew Word:
- אָבַד
- Transliteration:
- ʼâbad / abad
- Pronunciation:
- aw-bad’
- Part of Speech:
- verb
- Etymology:
- a primitive root
- Equivalents:
- H7
- Usage Count:
- 184
- Search:
- Find “abad” in the Bible (Old Testament)
Equip God’s People Hebrew Lexicon
1) to wander
2) figuratively: to lose
3) figuratively: to perish
4) figuratively: to destroy
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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