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destruction, ruin (distinct from 'rope/cord' homonym)
A term for destruction appearing in Micah's oracle of judgment. Though spelled identically to the common word for 'rope,' this is a distinct noun denoting ruin or devastating harm. The prophet warns of 'grievous destruction' that will come upon those who oppress. French 'douleur' (pain) alongside Spanish 'destrucción' suggests the term connotes not just physical ruin but the anguish accompanying devastation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Destruction or ruin, particularly as divine judgment. Micah 2:10 pronounces 'grievous destruction' upon those who defile God's rest. The adjective 'nimrats' (grievous, severe) intensifies the noun, suggesting complete, painful devastation. Translations consistently render this as destructive force rather than the homonymous 'rope,' recognizing the prophetic context of judgment. 1×
AR["وَ-هَلَاكٌ"]·ben["এবং-ধ্বংসে-"]·DE["[וחבל]"]·EN["and-destruction"]·FR["et-douleur"]·heb["ו-חבל"]·HI["और-नष्ट"]·ID["dan-kehancuran"]·IT["[וחבל]"]·jav["lan-karisakan"]·KO["그리고-파괴"]·PT["e-destruição"]·RU["и-погибелью"]·ES["y-destrucción"]·SW["na-uharibifu"]·TR["ve-yok-ediş"]·urd["اور-تباہی"]
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
† II. חֶ֫בֶל n.m. destruction—חֶבֶל נִמְרָץ Mi 2:10; cf. ii. חָבַל Pi.