Lexicon
אׇבְדַן
ov.dan
H0013
H:N-M Hebrew

destruction

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ov.dan denotes the ruin Esther cannot bear to see come upon her relatives.

The attested use names the ruin Esther says she cannot bear to witness among her relatives.

Senses in use

  1. Ruin befalling relatives · dominant

    In Esther 8:6, the construct masculine singular noun occurs in Esther's question about bearing the sight of what will come upon her relatives; the APB renders the clause "how could I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?"

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 8:6, the APB presents the clause as "the destruction of my relatives." This wording confirms the verse's overall presentation rather than isolating the noun mechanically.

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