[שָׁמַד]90 verb Niph`al be exterminated, destroyed (Late Hebrew derived species; Aramaic שְׁמַד Pa`el cause to apostatize (Jastr); Syriac seems disputed (in Lexicons); NöEut. Nab. 32 curse; BaES 10 cites Assyrian ašmud, I destroyed; Gerber112 thinks verb denominative); — Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְנִשְׁמַד [Ezek 32:12] +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׁמֵ [Isa 48:19]; [Prov 14:11] 2 masculine plural תִּשָּׁמֵד֑וּן [Deut 4:26] Infinitiveabsolute הִשָּׁמֵד v[Deut 4:26] construct suffix הִשָּׁמֶדְךָ [Deut 28:20], etc.; —
1. of person be annihilated, exterminated, [Gen 34:30] (J), [Judg 21:16]; [2Sam 21:5] (+ מֵהִתְיַצֵּב בְּ; — but read לְהַשְׁמִידֵגוּ ᵐ5 Ew We Dr and others), [Ps 37:38] (|| נִכְדָת), [Ps 83:11] of people [Deut 4:26] (׳הִשָּׁמֵד תּשּׁ), [Deut 7:23]; [Deut 12:30](+ מִפָּנֶתךָ [Deut 28:20] (|| אָבַד v[Deut 28:24] v[Deut 28:45] v[Deut 28:51] v[Deut 28:61], [Jer 48:42] (+מֵעִם. [Ezek 33:12]; [Ps 92:8] (+ עֲדֵיעַֿד, compare also וְלֹא יִשָּׁמֵד שְׁמוֺ מִלְּפָנָי֑ [Isa 48:19] (+ יִכָרֵת; וַרְעֶ֑ךָ etc., in || clause).
2. be destroyed, of bamoth, [Hos 10:8], compare (בֵּית רְשָׁעִים) [Prov 14:11] be devastated, of land, [Jer 48:8] (|| אבר). Hiph`il69 Perfect 3 masculine singular הִשְׁמִיד [Deut 2:22] +, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַשְׁמִיד [Isa 13:9] +, וַיַּשְׁמֵד [1Kgs 16:12]; [2Kgs 10:28], etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַשְׁמֵד [Deut 33:27] Infinitive absolute הַשְׁמֵד [Isa 14:28], יֵ֯ד [Amos 9:8] construct לְהַשְׁמִיר [Josh 9:24] +, also עַד הִשְׁמִידְךָ [Deut 7:24], וֺ- [Deut 28:48], ָ֯ ם - [Josh 11:14] (but read in all ׳הַשׁ, as [Josh 23:15], see Dr[Deut 7:24]), לַשְׁמִד [Isa 23:11], etc.; —
1. annihilate, exterminate: accusative of person or a people, subject ׳י or human person, [Deut 1:27]; [Deut 2:22] (+ מִפְּנֵי person), [Deut 6:15] (+ מֵעַלפְּֿנֵי הָאֲרָמָה), [Deut 9:20] + 16 t. Deuteronomy; [Josh 7:12] (accusative הַחֵרֶם; + מִקִּרְבְּכֶם), [Josh 9:24] +4 t. Joshua (all RD), [2Kgs 14:16]; [1Kgs 13:34]; [Amos 9:8]; [Isa 13:9]; [Isa 26:14]; [Esth 3:6]; [Esth 3:13] + 23 t.; accusative פִּרְיוֺ וְשָׁרָשָׁיו (figurative) [Amos 2:9], compare [Ezek 34:16] (but Vrss Co Toy and others [not Hi Krae] אֶשְׁמֹר); אֶתשְֿׁמִי ׳הִשׁ [1Sam 24:22] (Gi v.[1Sam 24:21]), [2Sam 22:38]; [1Kgs 16:12]; [Ps 145:20] הַשְׁמֵד as substantive, [Isa 14:23] besom of extermination; accusative אֶתהַֿבַּעַל [2Kgs 10:28], of extirpating Baal-worship מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל.
2. destroy, cities [Mic 5:13], fortresses [Isa 23:11], bamoth [Lev 26:30] (H), [Num 33:52] (P; || אִבֵּד), חֹזֶק מַמְלְכוֺת הַגּוֺיִם [Hag 2:22].
The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
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