הירס

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ה־ר־ס (h-r-s)

Verb[edit]

הירס / הֵרֵס (herés) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. to destroy, to overthrow.
    • Exodus 23:24:
      לֹא־תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לֵאלֹהֵיהֶם וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם וְלֹא תַעֲשֶׂה כְּמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם כִּי הָרֵס תְּהָרְסֵם וְשַׁבֵּר תְּשַׁבֵּר מַצֵּבֹתֵיהֶם׃
      lo-tishtakhavé leiloheihém v'ló ta'avdém v'ló ta'asé k'ma'aseihém ki harés t'har'sém v'shabér t'shabér matzevoteihém:
      Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them, nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite break down their images.[1]
    • Isaiah 49:17:
      מִהֲרוּ בָּנָיִךְ מְהָרְסַיִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַיִךְ מִמֵּךְ יֵצֵאוּ׃
      miharú banáyikh m'har'sáyikh umakhariváyikh mimékh yetzé'u:
      Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.[1]
  2. to fight

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Holy Bible, [] (King James Version), London: [] Robert Barker, [], 1611, →OCLC.