International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Destruction

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Destruction


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dē̇-struk´shun: In the King James Version this word translates over 30 Hebrew words in the Old Testament, and 4 words in the New Testament. Of these the most interesting, as having a technical sense, is 'ăbhaddōn (from verb 'ābhadh, “to be lost,” “to perish”). It is found 6 times in the Wisdom Literature, and nowhere else in the Old Testament; compare . See ABADDON.