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destroy

Meaning of “destroy”

Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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261 occurrences243 verses44 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:7

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Exodus 8:9
And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 8:9 · retained source text

And Moses saide vnto Pharaoh, Glory ouer mee: when shall I entreat for thee, and for thy seruants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogges from thee, and thy houses, that they may remaine in the riuer onely?

1611 marginal noteOr haue this honour ouer me, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, against when.

1611 marginal noteHebr. to cut off.

Exodus 12:13
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 12:13 · retained source text

And the blood shall be to you for a token vpon the houses where you are: and when I see the blood, I will passe ouer you, and the plague shall not bee vpon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.

1611 marginal noteHeb. for a destruction.

Exodus 15:9
The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 15:9 · retained source text

The enemie said, I will pursue, I wil ouertake, I wil diuide the spoile: my lust shall be satisfied vpon them: I will draw my sword, mine hand shall destroy them.

1611 marginal noteOr, repossesse.

Exodus 23:27
I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turn their backs unto thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 23:27 · retained source text

I will send my feare before thee, and will destroy all the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine enemies turne their backes vnto thee.

1611 marginal noteHeb. necks

Exodus 34:13
But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Exodus 34:13 · retained source text

But ye shall destroy their altars, breake their images, and cut downe their groues.

1611 marginal noteHebr. statues.

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