Bible Encyclopedias
Destruction
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
dē̇ -struk´shun : In the King James Version this word translates over 30 Hebrew words in the Old Testament, and 4 words in the New Testament. Of these the most interesting, as having a technical sense, is 'ăbhaddōn (from verb 'ābhadh , "to be lost," "to perish"). It is found 6 times in the Wisdom Literature, and nowhere else in the Old Testament; compare Revelation 9:11 . See ABADDON .
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Destruction'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/d/destruction.html. 1915.