Word Study · Strong's H7701 · Hebrew
שֹׁד
shod
shode
Strong's 1890 spelling: shôd
“violence, ravage”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
violence, ravage
Rendered in the KJV as
desolation, destruction, oppression, robbery, spoil(-ed, -er, -ing), wasting.
- 25occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 10 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 18inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 25 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 18
- וָשֹׁ֖ד3
- שֹׁ֖ד3
- שֹׁ֥ד3
- וְשֹׁ֥ד2
- הַשֹּׁ֧ד1
- וּכְשֹׁ֖ד1
- וְשֹׁ֖ד1
- וָ֠שֹׁד1
- וָשֹׁד֙1
- כְּשֹׁ֖ד1
- כְּשֹׁ֧ד1
- לְשֹׁ֣ד1
and 6 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 16
- devastation6
- and devastation3
- and havoc2
- and violence2
- [the] devastation of1
- [the] violence of1
- and [the] devastation of1
- and like devastation1
- from [the] devastation1
- from [the] devastation of1
- from destruction1
- like [the] devastation of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular7
- noun · masculine singular7
- preposition + noun · masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + noun · masculine singular1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HC/Ncmsa · 7
- HNcmsa · 7
- HR/Ncmsa · 4
- HNcmsc · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HC/Ncmsc · 1
- HC/R/Ncmsa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 25, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job2 occurrences
- Job 5:21מִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmishodpreposition + noun · masculine singularYou will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.here: from destruction
- Job 5:22לְשֹׁ֣דleshodpreposition + noun · masculine singularYou will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.here: to destruction
Proverbs2 occurrences
- Proverbs 21:7שֹׁד־shod-noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to do what is just.here: [the] violence of
- Proverbs 24:2שֹׁ֭דshodnoun · masculine singularfor their hearts devise violence, and their lips declare trouble.here: violence
Isaiah6 occurrences
- Isaiah 13:6כְּשֹׁ֖דkeshodpreposition + noun · masculine singularWail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty.here: like devastation
- Isaiah 16:4שֹׁ֔דshodnoun · masculine singularLet my fugitives stay with you; be a refuge for Moab from the destroyer.” When the oppressor has gone, destruction has ceased, and the oppressors have vanished from the land,here: devastation
- Isaiah 22:4שֹׁ֖דshodnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”here: [the] devastation of
- Isaiah 51:19הַשֹּׁ֧דhashodthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThese pairs have befallen you: devastation and destruction, famine and sword. Who will grieve for you? Who can comfort you?here: the devastation
- Isaiah 59:7שֹׁ֥דshodnoun · masculine singularTheir feet run to evil; they are swift to shed innocent blood. Their thoughts are sinful thoughts; ruin and destruction lie in their wake.here: devastation
- Isaiah 60:18שֹׁ֥דshodnoun · masculine singularNo longer will violence be heard in your land, nor ruin or destruction within your borders. But you will name your walls Salvation and your gates Praise.here: devastation
Jeremiah3 occurrences
- Jeremiah 6:7וָ֠שֹׁדvashodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularAs a well gushes its water, so she pours out her evil. Violence and destruction resound in her; sickness and wounds are ever before Me.here: and havoc
- Jeremiah 20:8וָשֹׁ֖דvashodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularFor whenever I speak, I cry out; I proclaim violence and destruction. For the word of the LORD has become to me a reproach and derision all day long.here: and havoc
- Jeremiah 48:3שֹׁ֖דshodnoun · masculine singularA voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’here: devastation
Hosea4 occurrences
- Hosea 7:13שֹׁ֥דshodnoun · masculine singularWoe to them, for they have strayed from Me! Destruction to them, for they have rebelled against Me! Though I would redeem them, they speak lies against Me.here: devastation
- Hosea 9:6מִשֹּׁ֔דmishodpreposition + noun · masculine singularFor even if they flee destruction, Egypt will gather them and Memphis will bury them. Their precious silver will be taken over by thistles, and thorns will overrun their tents.here: from [the] devastation
- Hosea 10:14כְּשֹׁ֧דkeshodpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)the roar of battle will rise against your people, so that all your fortresses will be demolished as Shalman devastated Beth-arbel in the day of battle, when mothers were dashed to pieces along with their children.here: like [the] devastation of
- Hosea 12:1וָשֹׁ֖דvashodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularEphraim chases the wind and pursues the east wind all day long; he multiplies lies and violence; he makes a covenant with Assyria and sends olive oil to Egypt.here: and violence
Amos3 occurrences
- Amos 3:10וָשֹׁ֖דvashodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular“For they know not how to do right,” declares the LORD. “They store up violence and destruction in their citadels.”here: and devastation
- Amos 5:9שֹׁ֖דshodnoun · masculine singularHe flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.here: devastation
- Amos 5:9וְשֹׁ֖דveshodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularHe flashes destruction on the strong, so that fury comes upon the stronghold.here: and devastation
Habakkuk2 occurrences
- Habakkuk 1:3וְשֹׁ֥דveshodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularWhy do You make me see iniquity? Why do You tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me. Strife is ongoing, and conflict abounds.here: and devastation
- Habakkuk 2:17וְשֹׁ֥דveshodconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)For your violence against Lebanon will overwhelm you, and the destruction of animals will terrify you, because of your bloodshed against men and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.here: and [the] devastation of