H2034 H2034
ruins — concrete remains of destruction
A plural noun denoting ruins in the concrete sense — the physical remains of demolished buildings. Amos uses this in God's promise to restore the fallen booth of David, raising up not just the structure itself but also its ruins. The term pairs with 'breaches,' together emphasizing complete restoration from total devastation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Translations consistently render this as 'ruins' with possessive suffix: English 'its ruins,' Spanish 'sus ruinas.' The parallel term 'breaches' reinforces the image of comprehensive destruction. Amos 9:11 employs this in the famous promise to 'raise up the booth of David that is fallen,' including restoration of all its ruined parts — language later applied to messianic hope. 1×
AR["وَ-خَرَائِبَهُ"]·ben["ও-তার-ধ্বংসস্তূপসমূহ"]·DE["[והרסתיו]"]·EN["and-its-ruins"]·FR["et-ruine"]·heb["ו-הריסוֹתיו"]·HI["और-खंडहर-उसके"]·IT["[והרסתיו]"]·jav["Kawula-ngadegaken"]·KO["그리고-그의-폐허들을"]·PT["e-suas-ruínas"]·RU["и-развалины-её"]·ES["y-sus-ruinas"]·SW["na-magofu-yake"]·TR["ve-harabelerini"]·urd["اور-اُس-کے-کھنڈر"]
Related Senses
H4421 1. war, battle, armed conflict (319×)H0341 1. enemy, adversary, foe (284×)H3898a 1. Nifal: to fight, wage war (167×)H2026 1. kill, slay (active) (146×)H2451 1. wisdom, discernment (146×)H5483b 1. horse (the animal) (138×)H0006 1. to perish, be destroyed (105×)H7843 1. Hifil: destroy, annihilate (83×)H2491a 1. slain, fatally pierced (74×)H6862c 1. adversary, enemy, foe (69×)H8045 1. destroy, exterminate (69×)G0615 1. kill, put to death (60×)H6571b 1. horseman, cavalryman (52×)H8077a 1. desolation, waste (abstract state) (52×)G4678 1. of wisdom (51×)G4717 1. crucify, fasten to a cross (46×)H2763a 1. utterly destroy (Hifil active) (44×)G0622 1. perish, be destroyed (intransitive) (41×)H0006 2. to destroy, annihilate (Piel) (38×)H8074 1. be desolate, lie waste (36×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [הֲרִיסָה] n.f. ruin (concr.);—וַהֲרִסֹתָיו אָקִים Am 9:11 and its ruins (i.e. of סֻכַּת דָּוִיד) will I raise up (‖ פִּרְצֵיהֶן).