קֶטֶב qeṭeb

Meaning

ruin

In the King James Version: destroying, destruction.

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to cut off;

Where it is used

• Deuteronomy 32:24 They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.
• Psalms 91:6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon.
• Isaiah 28:2 Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.