7703. shadad

Lexicon

shadad: To devastate, destroy, ruin, spoil, oppress

Original Word: שָׁדַד
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shadad
Pronunciation: shah-DAD
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-dad')
Definition: To devastate, destroy, ruin, spoil, oppress
Meaning: to be burly, powerful, to ravage

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dead, destroyer, oppress, robber, spoiler, utterly, lay waste

A primitive root; properly, to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), X utterly, (lay) waste.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin
NASB Translation
assaults (1), completely destroyed (1), dead (1), desolate (1), despoil (1), destroy (7), destroyed (12), destroyer (9), destroyer still destroys (1), destroyers (4), destroying (2), devastate (2), devastated (6), lays waste (1), robbers (1), ruined (6).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שָׁדַד]₅₆ verb deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin (Late Hebrew id., Niph`al; Arabic stop up, obstruct, arrest, make firm; Ethiopic expel; Assyrian šadâdu is draw, drag); —

Qal Perfect3plural consecutive וְשָֽׁדְדוּ Ezekiel 32:12; suffix שַׁדּוּנִי Psalm 17:9; Imperfect3masculine singular יָשׁוּד (metaplastic, compare Ges^{§ 67q} Bae) Psalm 91:6 suffix יְשָׁדֵּם (Ges^{§ 67n}) Proverbs 11:3 Qr (Kt Perfect ושׁדם), יְשָׁדְדֵם Jeremiah 5:6; Imperative masculine plural שָׁדְדו (Ges^{§ 67cc}) Jeremiah 49:28; Infinitive absolute שָׁדוֺד Micah 2:4; construct לִשְׁדוֺד Jeremiah 47:4 (Ges^{§ 45g}), compare also שֹׁד Hosea 10:14; Participle active שֹׁדֵד Jeremiah 6:26 +,etc.; pass. שָׁדוּד Judges 5:27 +, feminine שְׁדוּדָה Psalm 137:8; — violently destory, person, = slay Judges 5:27 (passive), Jeremiah 5:6 (wolf subject; "" הִכָּה); accusative Philistines Jeremiah 47:4 ("" הִכְרִית), Jeremiah 47:4 (subject ׳י); = devastate, accusative בָּבֶל (subject ׳י) Jeremiah 51:55, compare Psalm 137:8 (read probably הַשֹּׁדֵדָה We Du, compare Ew Hi הַשָּׁדוֺדָה see Kö^ii.194); אֶתגְּֿאוֺן מִצְרַיִם Ezekiel 32:12 ("" נִשְׁמַד), compare Hosea 10:14, אֶתמַֿרְעִיתָם Jeremiah 25:36 (subject ׳י), absolute Isaiah 21:2 ("" בָּגַד), Isaiah 33:1 (on use of pt see Ges^{§ 120b}), pass Isaiah 33:1 ("" בָּגַד), אַתְּי שָׁדוּד Jeremiah 4:30 (Gf Ba^{NB 179}, but dubious; < Du שְׁדוּדָה); = despoil, accusative of person Jeremiah 49:28; = bring person to ruin Micah 2:4 (Infinitive absolute + Niph`al q. v.), Proverbs 11:3; weaker, assail Psalm 17:9; elsewhere Participle active as substantive devastator (despoiler?): of national foes Isaiah 16:4; Isaiah 21:2; Isaiah 33:1; Jeremiah 6:26 8t. Jeremiah; שׁוֺדְדֵי לַיְלָה Obadiah 5 ("" גַּנָּבִים) strike out Now GASm; personal foe Job 15:21; representing wicked in General Job 12:6 ("" מַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל).

Niph`al Perfect1plural שָׁדוֺד נְשַׁדֻּנוּ (Ges^{§ 67u} Kö^{i. 342 f.}) we are utterly ruined.

Pi`el Imperfect2masculine singular אַלתְּֿשַׁדֵּד רִבְצוֺ Proverbs 24:15 assault not his dwelling-place ("" אַלאֱֶֿרֹב); Participle as substantive מְשַׁדֶּדאָֿב Proverbs 19:26 he who assaults, maltreats (his) father ("" יַבְרִיחַ אֵם).

Pu`al Perfect3masculine singular שֻׁדַּד Isaiah 15:1 +, 3 feminine singular שֻׁדְּדָה Jeremiah 4:20 +, שָׁדְּדָה Nahum 3:7 (Ges<sup>§ 52q</sup>), etc.; — be devastated, of city Isaiah 15:1 (twice in verse); Isaiah 23:1; Jeremiah 48:1; Jeremiah 49:3; Nahum 3:7, country or nation Jeremiah 4:20, compare Jeremiah 4:13; Jeremiah 9:18; Jeremiah 48:15,20; Jeremiah 49:10, dwellings (אֹהֶל) Jeremiah 4:20; Jeremiah 10:20, trees Zechariah 11:2 (strike out Sta<sup>ZAW 1 (1881), 25</sup>), compare Zechariah 11:33, stength of ships Isaiah 23:14, field (by drought) Joel 1:10, crop Joel 1:10. Po`l. violently destroy: Imperfect3masculine singular יְשֹׁרֵד מַצֵּבוֺתָם Hosea 10:2 ("" יַעֲרֹף מִוְבְּחֹתָם).

Hoph`al Imperfect (or

Qal passive Imperfect? compare Ges^{§ 53u}) be devastated:3masculine singular כָּלמִֿבְצָרֶיךָ יוּשָּׁ֑ד Hosea 10:14 (of Ephraim, < We plural יושׁדו); 2 masculine singular תּוּשַּׁד Isaiah 33:1 (subject שׁוֺדֵד, see Qal).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G622 (ἀπόλλυμι, apollymi): to destroy, to perish
• G684 (ἀπόλλυμι, apollymi): to destroy, to lose
• G818 (ἀτιμάζω, atimazō): to dishonor, to treat shamefully
• G1377 (διώκω, diōkō): to pursue, to persecute
• G1842 (ἐκκαθαίρω, ekkathairō): to cleanse thoroughly
• G2692 (κατασκάπτω, kataskaptō): to dig down, to demolish
• G3027 (λατομέω, latomeō): to quarry, to hew
• G3639 (ὀργή, orgē): wrath, anger
• G3645 (ὀργίζω, orgizō): to provoke to anger
• G5003 (τάραχος, tarachos): disturbance, trouble
• G5005 (ταράσσω, tarassō): to disturb, to trouble

These Greek terms reflect various aspects of destruction, pursuit, and divine wrath, paralleling the themes found in the Hebrew שָׁדַד.

Usage: The verb שָׁדַד (shadad) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe acts of destruction and devastation, often in the context of warfare or divine judgment. It conveys the sense of overpowering or laying waste to something or someone.

Context: The Hebrew verb שָׁדַד (shadad) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily associated with acts of violence and destruction. It is often used to describe the actions of invading armies or the judgment of God upon nations and peoples. The term conveys a sense of overwhelming force and power, often resulting in complete devastation or ruin.

In the prophetic literature, שָׁדַד is frequently employed to depict the consequences of divine wrath. For example, in Isaiah 15:1, the prophet speaks of Moab being laid waste: "An oracle concerning Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!" (BSB). Here, the use of שָׁדַד underscores the totality and suddenness of the destruction.

The term also appears in the context of personal lamentation and loss, as seen in Jeremiah 4:20: "Disaster after disaster is proclaimed, for the whole land is laid waste. Suddenly my tents are destroyed, my curtains in an instant" (BSB). This usage highlights the personal and communal impact of such devastation.

Throughout the Old Testament, שָׁדַד serves as a powerful reminder of the consequences of sin and the sovereignty of God in executing judgment. It is a term that evokes both fear and awe, reflecting the might and authority of the divine.

Forms and Transliterations

הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥ה הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד הַשּׁוֹדְדִ֖ים השדד השדודה השודדים וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד ׀ וְשָֽׁדְדוּ֙ וְשָׁדְד֖וּ והשודד ושדדו יְשָׁדְדֵ֔ם יְשֹׁדֵ֖ד יְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ יוּשַּׁ֔ד יושד ישדד ישדדם ישדם׃ לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים לִשְׁד֣וֹד לשדדים לשדוד מְֽשַׁדֶּד־ משדד־ נְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּ נשדנו שַׁדּ֑וּנִי שָׁד֔וּד שָׁד֜וּד שָׁד֣וֹד שָׁדְּדָ֣ה שָׁדֽוּד׃ שֹֽׁדְדִ֔ים שֹׁדְדִ֛ים שֹׁדֵ֜ד שֹׁדֵ֣ד שֹׁדֵ֤ד שֹׁדֵ֥ד שֻׁדְּד֣וּ שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה שֻׁדְּדָה־ שֻׁדַּ֖ד שֻׁדַּ֣ד שֻׁדַּ֤ד שֻׁדַּ֥ד שֻׁדַּ֨ד שֻׁדָּ֑דְנוּ שֻׁדָּ֑דוּ שֻׁדָּ֔ד שֻׁדָּ֔דָה שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃ שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי שׁוֹדֵ֑ד שׁוֹדֵ֔ד שׁוֹדֵ֗ד שׁוֹדֵ֥ד שׁוֹדֵד֙ שדד שדדה שדדה־ שדדו שדדים שדדנו שדדנו׃ שדוד שדוד׃ שדוני שודד שודדי תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד תּוּשַּׁ֔ד תושד תשדד haš·šə·ḏū·ḏāh haš·šō·ḏêḏ haš·šō·wḏ·ḏîm hashsheDuDah hashshodDim hashshoDed haššəḏūḏāh haššōḏêḏ haššōwḏḏîm lə·šō·ḏə·ḏîm leShodeDim ləšōḏəḏîm liš·ḏō·wḏ lišḏōwḏ lishDod mə·šad·deḏ- məšaddeḏ- meshadded nə·šad·du·nū nəšaddunū neshadDunu šā·ḏō·wḏ šā·ḏūḏ šād·də·ḏāh šad·dū·nî šāddəḏāh šaddūnî šāḏōwḏ šāḏūḏ shaddeDah shadDuni shaDod shaDud Shoddei shoDed shodeDim shudDad shudDadah shudDadenu shudDadu shuddeDah shuddeDu šō·ḏə·ḏîm šō·ḏêḏ šō·w·ḏêḏ šō·wḏ·ḏê šōḏêḏ šōḏəḏîm šōwḏḏê šōwḏêḏ šud·dā·ḏāh šud·dā·ḏə·nū šud·dā·ḏū šud·daḏ šud·dāḏ šud·də·ḏāh šud·də·ḏāh- šud·də·ḏū šuddaḏ šuddāḏ šuddāḏāh šuddāḏənū šuddāḏū šuddəḏāh šuddəḏāh- šuddəḏū tə·šad·dêḏ təšaddêḏ teshadDed tūš·šaḏ tushShad tūššaḏ vehashshoDed veshadeDu wə·haš·šō·w·ḏêḏ wə·šā·ḏə·ḏū wəhaššōwḏêḏ wəšāḏəḏū yə·šā·ḏə·ḏêm yə·šād·dêm yə·šō·ḏêḏ yəšāddêm yəšāḏəḏêm yeshadDem yeshadeDem yeshoDed yəšōḏêḏ yūš·šaḏ yushShad yūššaḏ

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 5:27
HEB: שָׁ֖ם נָפַ֥ל שָׁדֽוּד׃
NAS: there he fell dead.
KJV: he bowed, there he fell down dead.
INT: there fell dead

Job 12:6
HEB: יִשְׁלָ֤יוּ אֹֽהָלִ֨ים ׀ לְשֹׁ֥דְדִ֗ים וּֽ֭בַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּ֣יזֵי
NAS: The tents of the destroyers prosper,
KJV: The tabernacles of robbers prosper,
INT: prosper the tents of the destroyers are secure provoke

Job 15:21
HEB: בְּאָזְנָ֑יו בַּ֝שָּׁל֗וֹם שׁוֹדֵ֥ד יְבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: While at peace the destroyer comes
KJV: in prosperity the destroyer shall come
INT: his ears peace the destroyer comes

Psalm 17:9
HEB: רְ֭שָׁעִים ז֣וּ שַׁדּ֑וּנִי אֹיְבַ֥י בְּ֝נֶ֗פֶשׁ
NAS: From the wicked who despoil me, My deadly
KJV: that oppress me, [from] my deadly
INT: the wicked that despoil enemies my deadly

Psalm 137:8
HEB: בַּת־ בָּבֶ֗ל הַשְּׁד֫וּדָ֥ה אַשְׁרֵ֥י שֶׁיְשַׁלֶּם־
NAS: of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed
KJV: of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy
INT: daughter of Babylon devastated blessed repays

Proverbs 11:3
HEB: [וְשַׁדָּם כ] (יְשָׁדֵּֽם׃ ק)
NAS: of the treacherous will destroy them.
KJV: of transgressors shall destroy them.
INT: the crookedness of the treacherous dead

Proverbs 19:26
HEB: מְֽשַׁדֶּד־ אָ֭ב יַבְרִ֣יחַ
NAS: He who assaults [his] father
KJV: He that wasteth [his] father,
INT: assaults father drives

Proverbs 24:15
HEB: צַדִּ֑יק אַֽל־ תְּשַׁדֵּ֥ד רִבְצֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the righteous; Do not destroy his resting place;
KJV: of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
INT: of the righteous not destroy his resting

Isaiah 15:1
HEB: כִּ֠י בְּלֵ֞יל שֻׁדַּ֨ד עָ֤ר מוֹאָב֙
NAS: of Moab is devastated [and] ruined;
KJV: of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence;
INT: Surely A night is devastated Ar of Moab

Isaiah 15:1
HEB: כִּ֗י בְּלֵ֛יל שֻׁדַּ֥ד קִיר־ מוֹאָ֖ב
NAS: of Moab is devastated [and] ruined.
KJV: of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence;
INT: Surely A night is devastated Kir of Moab

Isaiah 16:4
HEB: לָ֖מוֹ מִפְּנֵ֣י שׁוֹדֵ֑ד כִּֽי־ אָפֵ֤ס
NAS: with you; Be a hiding place to them from the destroyer. For the extortioner
KJV: to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner
INT: hiding the face the destroyer for has come

Isaiah 21:2
HEB: הַבּוֹגֵ֤ד ׀ בּוֹגֵד֙ וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד ׀ שׁוֹדֵ֔ד עֲלִ֤י
NAS: one [still] deals treacherously, and the destroyer [still] destroys.
KJV: dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth.
INT: the treacherous one deals and the destroyer destroys Go

Isaiah 21:2
HEB: בּוֹגֵד֙ וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד ׀ שׁוֹדֵ֔ד עֲלִ֤י עֵילָם֙
NAS: and the destroyer [still] destroys. Go
KJV: and the spoiler spoileth. Go up,
INT: one deals and the destroyer destroys Go Elam

Isaiah 23:1
HEB: תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־ שֻׁדַּ֤ד מִבַּ֙יִת֙ מִבּ֔וֹא
NAS: of Tarshish, For [Tyre] is destroyed, without
KJV: of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house,
INT: of Tarshish for For is destroyed house harbor

Isaiah 23:14
HEB: תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ ס
NAS: For your stronghold is destroyed.
KJV: for your strength is laid waste.
INT: of Tarshish for is destroyed your stronghold

Isaiah 33:1
HEB: ה֣וֹי שׁוֹדֵ֗ד וְאַתָּה֙ לֹ֣א
NAS: Woe to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed;
KJV: Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled;
INT: Woe destroyer you were not

Isaiah 33:1
HEB: וְאַתָּה֙ לֹ֣א שָׁד֔וּד וּבוֹגֵ֖ד וְלֹא־
NAS: to you, O destroyer, While you were not destroyed; And he who is treacherous,
KJV: to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled; and dealest treacherously,
INT: you were not destroyed is treacherous while did not

Isaiah 33:1
HEB: ב֑וֹ כַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ שׁוֹדֵד֙ תּוּשַּׁ֔ד כַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥
NAS: with him. As soon as you finish destroying, you will be destroyed;
KJV: with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled;
INT: deal finish destroying will be destroyed cease

Isaiah 33:1
HEB: כַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ שׁוֹדֵד֙ תּוּשַּׁ֔ד כַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥ לִבְגֹּ֖ד
NAS: destroying, you will be destroyed; As soon as you cease
KJV: to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; [and] when thou shalt make an end
INT: finish destroying will be destroyed cease treacherously

Jeremiah 4:13
HEB: לָ֖נוּ כִּ֥י שֻׁדָּֽדְנוּ׃
NAS: eagles. Woe to us, for we are ruined!
KJV: Woe unto us! for we are spoiled.
INT: Woe for are ruined

Jeremiah 4:20
HEB: נִקְרָ֔א כִּ֥י שֻׁדְּדָ֖ה כָּל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: land is devastated; Suddenly
KJV: for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly
INT: is proclaimed for is devastated the whole land

Jeremiah 4:20
HEB: הָאָ֑רֶץ פִּתְאֹם֙ שֻׁדְּד֣וּ אֹהָלַ֔י רֶ֖גַע
NAS: my tents are devastated, My curtains
KJV: are my tents spoiled, [and] my curtains
INT: land Suddenly are devastated my tents an instant

Jeremiah 4:30
HEB: (וְאַ֨תְּ ק) שָׁד֜וּד מַֽה־ תַּעֲשִׂ֗י
NAS: And you, O desolate one, what
KJV: And [when] thou [art] spoiled, what wilt thou do?
INT: you desolate what do

Jeremiah 5:6
HEB: זְאֵ֤ב עֲרָבוֹת֙ יְשָׁדְדֵ֔ם נָמֵ֤ר שֹׁקֵד֙
NAS: of the deserts will destroy them, A leopard
KJV: of the evenings shall spoil them, a leopard
INT: A wolf of the deserts will destroy A leopard is watching

Jeremiah 6:26
HEB: פִתְאֹ֔ם יָבֹ֥א הַשֹּׁדֵ֖ד עָלֵֽינוּ׃
NAS: For suddenly the destroyer Will come
KJV: lamentation: for the spoiler shall suddenly
INT: suddenly will come the destroyer and

57 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7703
57 Occurrences

haš·šə·ḏū·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
haš·šō·wḏ·ḏîm — 1 Occ.
haš·šō·ḏêḏ — 1 Occ.
lə·šō·ḏə·ḏîm — 1 Occ.
liš·ḏō·wḏ — 1 Occ.
mə·šad·deḏ- — 1 Occ.
nə·šad·du·nū — 1 Occ.
šād·də·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
šad·dū·nî — 1 Occ.
šā·ḏō·wḏ — 1 Occ.
šā·ḏūḏ — 3 Occ.
šō·wḏ·ḏê — 1 Occ.
šō·w·ḏêḏ — 13 Occ.
šō·ḏə·ḏîm — 2 Occ.
šud·daḏ — 11 Occ.
šud·dā·ḏāh — 1 Occ.
šud·dā·ḏə·nū — 2 Occ.
šud·dā·ḏū — 1 Occ.
šud·də·ḏāh — 3 Occ.
šud·də·ḏū — 1 Occ.
tə·šad·dêḏ — 1 Occ.
tūš·šaḏ — 1 Occ.
wə·haš·šō·w·ḏêḏ — 1 Occ.
wə·šā·ḏə·ḏū — 2 Occ.
yə·šād·dêm — 1 Occ.
yə·šā·ḏə·ḏêm — 1 Occ.
yə·šō·ḏêḏ — 1 Occ.
yūš·šaḏ — 1 Occ.