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 'ăbhaddoÌ„n (from verb 'aÌ„bhadh, “to be lost,†“to perishâ€). It is found 6 times in the Wisdom Literature, and nowhere else in the Old Testament; compare . See ABADDON.