Original: הָרַס

Transliteration: hâraç

Phonetic: haw-ras'

Short Definition: Beat down

Original: הרס

Transliteration: hâras

Phonetic: haw-ras'

BDB Definition:

1. to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly
   1. (Qal)
      1. to throw down, tear down
      2. to break through
      3. to break down, break away
   2. (Niphal) to be torn down, be thrown down
   3. (Piel)
      1. to overthrow, tear down
      2. destroyer (participle)

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 516

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H2034, H2035, H2041