אָבַד ʼâbad

Meaning

properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

In the King James Version: break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.

Derivation: a primitive root;

Where it is used

• Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
• Job 12:23 He makes nations great and destroys them; He enlarges nations, then disperses them.
• Job 14:19 as water wears away the stones and torrents wash away the soil, so You destroy a man’s hope.
• Job 18:17 The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
• Job 20:7 he will perish forever, like his own dung; those who had seen him will ask, ‘Where is he?’
• Job 29:13 The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
• Job 30:2 What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?
• Job 31:19 if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
• Psalms 1:6 For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
• Psalms 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Psalms 5:6 You destroy those who tell lies; the LORD abhors the man of bloodshed and deceit.
• Psalms 9:3 When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
• Psalms 9:5 You have rebuked the nations; You have destroyed the wicked; You have erased their name forever and ever.
• Psalms 9:6 The enemy has come to eternal ruin, and You have uprooted their cities; the very memory of them has vanished.
• Psalms 9:18 For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.
• Psalms 10:16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
• Psalms 21:10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
• Psalms 31:12 I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.
• Psalms 37:20 But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
• Psalms 41:5 My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”
• Psalms 49:10 For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
• Psalms 68:2 As smoke is blown away, You will drive them out; as wax melts before the fire, the wicked will perish in the presence of God.
• Psalms 73:27 Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.
• Psalms 80:16 Your vine has been cut down and burned; they perish at the rebuke of Your countenance.
• Psalms 83:17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
• Psalms 92:9 For surely Your enemies, O LORD, surely Your enemies will perish; all evildoers will be scattered.
• Psalms 102:26 They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.
• Psalms 112:10 The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
• Psalms 119:92 If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.
• Psalms 119:95 The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
• Psalms 119:176 I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
• Psalms 142:4 Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
• Psalms 143:12 And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
• Psalms 146:4 When his spirit departs, he returns to the ground; on that very day his plans perish.
• Proverbs 1:32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
• Proverbs 10:28 The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
• Proverbs 11:7 When the wicked man dies, his hope perishes, and the hope of his strength vanishes.
• Proverbs 11:10 When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
• Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished, and one who pours out lies will perish.
• Proverbs 21:28 A lying witness will perish, but the man who listens to truth will speak forever.
• Proverbs 28:28 When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
• Proverbs 29:3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
• Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
• Ecclesiastes 3:6 a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
• Ecclesiastes 5:14 or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.
• Ecclesiastes 7:7 Surely extortion turns a wise man into a fool, and a bribe corrupts the heart.
• Ecclesiastes 7:15 In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.
• Ecclesiastes 9:6 Their love, their hate, and their envy have already vanished, and they will never again have a share in all that is done under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 9:18 Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.
• Isaiah 26:14 The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.
• Isaiah 27:13 And in that day a great ram’s horn will sound, and those who were perishing in Assyria will come forth with those who were exiles in Egypt. And they will worship the LORD on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.
• Isaiah 29:14 Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”
• Isaiah 37:19 They have cast their gods into the fire and destroyed them, for they were not gods, but only wood and stone—the work of human hands.
• Isaiah 41:11 Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
• Isaiah 57:1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.
• Isaiah 60:12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish; it will be utterly destroyed.
• Jeremiah 1:10 See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
• Jeremiah 4:9 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”
• Jeremiah 6:21 Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”
• Jeremiah 7:28 Therefore you must say to them, ‘This is the nation that would not listen to the voice of the LORD their God and would not receive correction. Truth has perished; it has disappeared from their lips.