Destroy in the Bible: 261 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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destroy KJV

“Destroy” is in the King James Bible 261 times, in 243 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

שׁחת shâchath 68 times
אבד 'âbad 40 times
שׁמד shâmad 40 times
ἀπόλλυμι apollumi 19 times
חרם châram 14 times
בּלע bâla‛ 7 times
καταλύω kataluō 6 times
חבל châbal 5 times
אבד 'ăbad 4 times
משׁחית mashchı̂yth 4 times
נתץ nâthats 4 times
צמת tsâmath 4 times

32 more, less often

καταργέω katargeō 3 times
המם hâmam 3 times
מוּל mûl 3 times
ספה sâphâh 3 times
שׁמם shâmêm 3 times
διαφθείρω diaphtheirō 2 times
λύω luō 2 times
חבל chăbal 2 times
כּרת kârath 2 times
מחה mâchâh 2 times
שׁבר shâbar 2 times
φθείρω phtheirō 1 time
אסף 'âsaph 1 time
אשׁם אשׁם 'âsham 'âshêm 1 time
את 'êth 1 time
גּרר gârar 1 time
דּכא dâkâ' 1 time
דּמה dâmâh 1 time
הוּם hûm 1 time
הרס hâras 1 time
ינה yânâh 1 time
ירשׁ ירשׁ yârash yârêsh 1 time
כּלה kâlâh 1 time
מגר megar 1 time
מוּת mûth 1 time
נסח nâsach 1 time
נקף nâqaph 1 time
נשׁם nâsham 1 time
קוּר qûr 1 time
שׁדד shâdad 1 time
שׁוא שׁואה שׁאה shô' shô'âh shô'âh 1 time
שׁכל shâkôl 1 time

2 verses in Ecclesiastes Show all

Ecclesiastes

5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
7:16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

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