אֲבַדּוֹןʼăbaddôwn
Destruction, Ruin, 'Abaddon (Proverbs 27:20; Job 28:32; Job 26:6; Job 31:12; Proverbs 15:11)
Pronunciation: ab-ad-done' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H11
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Job 26:6 The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered.
- Job 28:22 Destruction and Death say, ‘We’ve heard only rumors of where wisdom can be found.’
- Job 31:12 It is a fire that burns all the way to hell. It would wipe out everything I own.
- Psalms 88:11 Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
- Proverbs 15:11 Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the Lord. How much more does he know the human heart!
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).