o.ved denotes an enduring destructive end in the two oracle statements where it occurs.

The attested use presents a destructive end described as continuing “in perpetuity,” applied in oracle statements to Amalek and also to the afflicted Assyria and Eber.

1. An enduring destructive end · dominant

   Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute noun in statements of an end marked by continuance. In Numbers 24:20 the APB renders Amalek’s end as “destruction in perpetuity”; in Numbers 24:24 it likewise says of the afflicted parties, “he also is destruction in perpetuity.”

   Numbers 24:20Numbers 24:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the relevant clauses in both verses with “destruction in perpetuity.” That wording confirms the clauses’ overall portrayal rather than isolating each term precisely.