This Aramaic verb in the Haphel stem means to destroy or annihilate completely. It appears in Daniel's Aramaic section, describing the final destruction of the fourth beast's dominion. The Haphel (causative) form emphasizes the active, deliberate nature of this destruction—not gradual decay but decisive annihilation. In Jewish Aramaic dialects, the Pael form of this root came to mean 'make apostatize,' but here in Daniel the sense is straightforward physical destruction. The verb captures the finality of divine judgment against the oppressive kingdoms represented by Daniel's beasts.