11. abaddon

Strong's Lexicon

abaddon: Destruction, Abaddon

Original Word: אֲבַדּוֹן
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: abaddown
Pronunciation: ah-vad-dohn
Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ad-done')
Definition: Destruction, Abaddon
Meaning: a perishing, Hades

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root אָבַד (avad), meaning "to perish" or "to destroy."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Ἀπολλύων (Apollyon) - Strong's Greek 623: The Greek equivalent of Abaddon, meaning "destroyer," used in Revelation 9:11 to describe the angel of the abyss.

Usage: In the Hebrew Bible, "Abaddon" is often used to denote a place of destruction or the realm of the dead, akin to Sheol. It is associated with the concept of utter ruin and desolation. In some contexts, it is personified as a destructive force or entity.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew thought, Abaddon is closely linked with Sheol, the abode of the dead. It represents the ultimate end of life and the finality of death. The term reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of the afterlife as a shadowy existence, distinct from the vibrant life on earth. Abaddon is sometimes depicted as a place of punishment or a force of chaos, reflecting the fear and mystery surrounding death in ancient cultures.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from abad
Definition
(place of) destruction or ruin, Abaddon
NASB Translation
Abaddon (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

אֲבַדּוֺן noun feminine^{? Proverbs 27:20} abstract nearly =

proper name (place of) Destruction, Ruin, 'Abaddon (compare ᵑ6 Job 28:32 etc.) — אֲבַדּוֺן Job 26:6 (+ 4 t.); q. v. אבדה Kt אֲבַדּוֺ Qr Proverbs 27:20. — Place of ruin in Sh®°ôl for lost or ruined dead, as development of earlier distinction of condition in Sh®°ôl (see שְׁאוֺל). Only in Wisdom Literature; Job 31:12; "" שׁאול Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11; Proverbs 27:20; "" מות Job 28:22; "" קבר Psalm 88:12.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

destruction

Intensive from 'abad; abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades -- destruction.

see HEBREW 'abad

Forms and Transliterations

אֲבַדּ֣וֹן אבדון בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ באבדון׃ וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן ואבדון לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃ לאבדון׃ ’ă·ḇad·dō·wn ’ăḇaddōwn avadDon bā’ăḇaddōwn bā·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn baavadDon lā’ăḇaddōwn lā·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn LaavadDon Vaavaddon wa’ăḇaddōwn wa·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn

Englishman's Concordance

Job 26:6
HEB: וְאֵ֥ין כְּ֝ס֗וּת לָֽאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃
NAS: before Him, And Abaddon has no
KJV: [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.
INT: has covering and Abaddon

Job 28:22
HEB: אֲבַדּ֣וֹן וָ֭מָוֶת אָ֣מְר֑וּ
NAS: Abaddon and Death say,
KJV: Destruction and death say,
INT: Abaddon and Death say

Job 31:12
HEB: הִ֭יא עַד־ אֲבַדּ֣וֹן תֹּאכֵ֑ל וּֽבְכָל־
NAS: that consumes to Abaddon, And would uproot
KJV: [that] consumeth to destruction, and would root out
INT: he against to Abaddon consumes all

Psalm 88:11
HEB: חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗ בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃
NAS: Your faithfulness in Abaddon?
KJV: [or] thy faithfulness in destruction?
INT: will your lovingkindness your faithfulness destruction

Proverbs 15:11
HEB: שְׁא֣וֹל וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹן נֶ֣גֶד יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: Sheol and Abaddon [lie open] before
KJV: Hell and destruction [are] before the LORD:
INT: Sheol and Abaddon before God

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 11
5 Occurrences

’ă·ḇad·dō·wn — 2 Occ.
bā·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn — 1 Occ.
lā·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn — 1 Occ.
wa·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn — 1 Occ.