Original Language Studio
Leviticus 26:30
“And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you.” (KJV)
Tap a word · read right to left
Lexical meaning
שָׁמַדshâmad · shaw-mad'
H8045 · Hebrew
H8045 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to desolate
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.
- Grammar
- וְ — conjunction
- הִשְׁמַדְתִּ֞י — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 90 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 34:30Numbers 33:52Deuteronomy 1:27Deuteronomy 2:12Deuteronomy 2:21
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁמַד here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.