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הרס

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See also: ה־ר־ס

Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
ה־ר־ס (h-r-s)

From the root ה־ר־ס (h-r-s). Compare Arabic هَرْس (hars, grinding, milling).

Noun

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הֶרֶס (héresm (no plural forms, singular construct הֶרֶס־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. Destruction: the act of destroying.

Verb

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הָרַס (harás) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶהֱרַס)

  1. to destroy, to demolish, to tear down.
    • Jeremiah 45:4:
      כֹּה תֹּאמַר אֵלָיו כֹּה אָמַר ה׳ הִנֵּה אֲשֶׁר־בָּנִיתִי אֲנִי הֹרֵס וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר־נָטַעְתִּי אֲנִי נֹתֵשׁ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ הִיא׃
      ko tomár eláv ko amár H. hiné ashér-baníti aní horés v'ét ashér-natá'ti aní notésh v'ét-kol-ha'áretz hi:
      Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.[1]
    • Isaiah 22:19:
      וַהֲדַפְתִּיךָ מִמַּצָּבֶךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָדְךָ יֶהֶרְסֶךָ׃
      vahadaftíkha mimatzavékha umima'amadkhá yehersékha:
      And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down.[1]
  2. to break through.
    • Exodus 19:24:
      וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו ה׳ לֶךְ־רֵד וְעָלִיתָ אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן עִמָּךְ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים וְהָעָם אַל־יֶהֶרְסוּ לַעֲלֹת אֶל־ה׳ פֶּן־יִפְרָץ־בָּם׃
      vayómer eláv H. lekh-red v'alíta atá v'aharón imkhá v'hakohaním v'ha'ám al-yehersú la'alót el-H. pen-yifrátz-bam:
      And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the priests and the people break through to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon them.[1]

Conjugation

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Verb

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הֵרֵס (herés) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of הירס

Verb

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הֹרַס (horás) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of הורס.

References

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