קֶטֶב
qeṭeb
destruction
Strong's H6986NounHebrewTWOT 2007a

קֶטֶב (qeṭeb) is a Hebrew noun meaning destruction. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H6986).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2007a)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2007a)destruction; ruin, extermination; destroying
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

קֶ֫טֶב noun, masculine: destruction

Strong's H6986 קֶטֶב: ruin
KJV:destroying, destruction.

Strong's H6987 קֹטֶב: extermination
KJV:destruction.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 2007: קטב qṭb — Root of: קֶ֫טֶב destruction; קֹטֶב destruction

See it in Scripture

Deuteronomy 32:24Psalms 91:6Isaiah 28:2

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