KJV dictionary & concordance
The act, result, or state of destroying: ruin, overthrow, death, wasting, or that which brings ruin.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 7:23
Complete exact-word concordance
Set up the standard toward Zion: retire, stay not: for I will bring evil from the north, and a great destruction.
Set vp the standards toward Zion: retyre, stay not; for I will bring euil from the North, and a great destruction.
1611 marginal noteOr, strengthen.
1611 marginal noteHebr. breaking.
1611 marginal noteChap. 1.13, 14, 23. chap. 6.26.
destruction upon destruction is cried; for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment.
Destruction vpon destruction is cried, for the whole land is spoiled: suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtaines in a moment.
O YE children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
¶ O yee children of Beniamin, gather your selues to flee out of the middest of Ierusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa: and set vp a signe of fire in Beth-haccerem: for euill appeareth out of the North, and great destruction.
Let them be confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Let them bee confounded that persecute me, but let not me be confounded: let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed: bring vpon them the day of euill, and destroy them with double destruction.
1611 marginal noteHeb. break them with a double breach.
1611 marginal notePsal.35.4 and 40.15.
1611 marginal noteCha.11.20
Egypt is like a very fair heifer, but destruction cometh; it cometh out of the north.
Egypt is like a very faire heifer, but destruction commeth: it commeth out of the North.
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim; Spoiling & great destruction.
For in the going up of Luhith continual weeping shall go up; for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.
For in the going vp of Luhith continuall weeping shall go vp; for in the going downe of Horonaim the enemies haue heard a crie of destruction.
1611 marginal noteHeb. weeping with weeping.
1611 marginal noteIsai.15.5.
A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of battell is in the land, and of great destruction.
A sound of a cry cometh from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans:
A sound of a crie commeth from Babylon, and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans.
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Historical English dictionary sources
The act of destroying; demolition, overthrow, or ruin. Also death, slaughter, a ruined state, or a cause of destruction.
