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Proverbs 19:26

“He that wasteth his father, and chaseth away his mother, is a son that causeth shame, and bringeth reproach.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁדַדshâdad · shaw-dad'
H7703 · Hebrew

Definition: properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), [idiom] utterly, (lay) waste.
Grammar: מְֽשַׁדֶּד — verb Piel, active participle, masculine, singular, construct
Code HVprmsc
Usage: Occurs 58 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 5:27 Job 12:6 Job 15:21 Psalms 17:9 Psalms 137:8

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 שָׁדַד here.

Verse 25 Verse 27

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.