The meaning of “שֹׁד”
Understanding shôd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שׁוֹד shôwd (shode); (Job 5:21), from שׁוּד desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wast...
שֹׁד
or שׁוֹד shôwd (shode); (Job 5:21), from שׁוּד desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting. - violence, ravage 1) havoc, violence, destruction, devastation, ruin 1a) violence, havoc (as social sin) 1b) devastation, ruin
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 5:22 | “At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.” Word: שֹׁד (shôd) | |
| Proverbs 24:2 | “For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.” Word: שֹׁד (shôd) | |
| Jeremiah 20:8 | “For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily.” Word: שֹׁד (shôd) | |
| Hosea 10:14 | “Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth–arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces upon her children.” Word: שֹׁד (shôd) | |
| Amos 5:9 | “That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.” Word: שֹׁד (shôd) |
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