1) to tear down, break down, overthrow, beat down, break, break through, destroy, pluck down, pull down, throw down, ruined, destroyer, utterly
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to throw down, tear down
1a2) to break through
1a3) to break down, break away
1b) (Niphal) to be torn down, be thrown down
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to overthrow, tear down
1c2) destroyer (participle)
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 516
Strong's Hebrew: 2040. הָרַס (haras) — 43 Occurrences
Exodus 15:7
HEB: וּבְרֹ֥ב גְּאוֹנְךָ֖ תַּהֲרֹ֣ס קָמֶ֑יךָ תְּשַׁלַּח֙
NAS: of Your excellence You overthrow those who rise
KJV: of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against
INT: the greatness of your excellence overthrow rise send
Exodus 19:21
HEB: בָּעָ֑ם פֶּן־ יֶהֶרְס֤וּ אֶל־ יְהוָה֙
NAS: so that they do not break through to the LORD
KJV: the people, lest they break through unto the LORD
INT: the people so break to the LORD
Exodus 19:24
HEB: וְהָעָ֗ם אַל־ יֶֽהֶרְס֛וּ לַעֲלֹ֥ת אֶל־
NAS: and the people break through to come
KJV: and the people break through to come up
INT: and the people nay break to come to
Exodus 23:24
HEB: כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם כִּ֤י הָרֵס֙ תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔ם וְשַׁבֵּ֥ר
NAS: according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow
KJV: after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow
INT: to their deeds for shall utterly overthrow and break
Exodus 23:24
HEB: כִּ֤י הָרֵס֙ תְּהָ֣רְסֵ֔ם וְשַׁבֵּ֥ר תְּשַׁבֵּ֖ר
NAS: but you shall utterly overthrow them and break
KJV: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them, and quite
INT: for shall utterly overthrow and break pieces
Judges 6:25
HEB: שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֑ים וְהָרַסְתָּ֗ אֶת־ מִזְבַּ֤ח
NAS: years old, and pull down the altar
KJV: years old, and throw down the altar
INT: seven years and pull the altar of Baal
2 Samuel 11:25
HEB: אֶל־ הָעִ֛יר וְהָרְסָ֖הּ וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: stronger and overthrow it'; and [so] encourage
KJV: against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage
INT: against the city and overthrow stronger
1 Kings 18:30
HEB: מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה הֶהָרֽוּס׃
NAS: of the LORD which had been torn down.
KJV: of the LORD [that was] broken down.
INT: the altar of the LORD had been torn
1 Kings 19:10
HEB: אֶת־ מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ הָרָ֔סוּ וְאֶת־ נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ
NAS: Your covenant, torn down Your altars
KJV: thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
INT: of Israel your altars torn your prophets and killed
1 Kings 19:14
HEB: אֶת־ מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ הָרָ֔סוּ וְאֶת־ נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ
NAS: Your covenant, torn down Your altars
KJV: thy covenant, thrown down thine altars,
INT: of Israel your altars torn your prophets and killed
2 Kings 3:25
HEB: וְהֶעָרִ֣ים יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ וְכָל־ חֶלְקָ֣ה
NAS: Thus they destroyed the cities;
KJV: And they beat down the cities,
INT: the cities destroyed every piece
1 Chronicles 20:1
HEB: אֶת־ רַבָּ֖ה וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ׃
NAS: struck Rabbah and overthrew it.
KJV: smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.
INT: and Joab Rabbah and overthrew
Job 12:14
HEB: הֵ֣ן יַ֭הֲרוֹס וְלֹ֣א יִבָּנֶ֑ה
NAS: Behold, He tears down, and it cannot
KJV: Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built again:
INT: Behold tears cannot be rebuilt
Psalm 11:3
HEB: כִּ֣י הַ֭שָּׁתוֹת יֵֽהָרֵס֑וּן צַ֝דִּ֗יק מַה־
NAS: the foundations are destroyed, What
KJV: If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous
INT: If the foundations are destroyed the righteous What
Psalm 28:5
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדָ֑יו יֶ֝הֶרְסֵ֗ם וְלֹ֣א יִבְנֵֽם׃
NAS: of His hands, He will tear them down and not build
KJV: of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.
INT: the deeds of his hands will tear Nor build
Psalm 58:6
HEB: אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־ שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ בְּפִ֑ימוֹ
NAS: O God, shatter their teeth
KJV: Break their teeth, O God,
INT: God shatter their teeth their mouth
Proverbs 11:11
HEB: וּבְפִ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תֵּהָרֵֽס׃
NAS: of the wicked it is torn down.
KJV: is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth
INT: the mouth of the wicked is torn
Proverbs 14:1
HEB: וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ׃
NAS: But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
KJV: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
INT: the foolish hands tears
Proverbs 24:31
HEB: וְגֶ֖דֶר אֲבָנָ֣יו נֶהֱרָֽסָה׃
NAS: And its stone wall was broken down.
KJV: wall thereof was broken down.
INT: wall stone was broken
Proverbs 29:4
HEB: וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּרוּמ֣וֹת יֶֽהֶרְסֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: who takes bribes overthrows it.
KJV: that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
INT: A man who overthrows
Isaiah 14:17
HEB: כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְעָרָ֣יו הָרָ֑ס אֲסִירָ֖יו לֹא־
NAS: like a wilderness And overthrew its cities,
KJV: as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities
INT: A wilderness cities and overthrew his prisoners did not
Isaiah 22:19
HEB: מִמַּצָּבֶ֑ךָ וּמִמַּעֲמָֽדְךָ֖ יֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃
NAS: you from your office, And I will pull you down from your station.
KJV: and from thy state shall he pull thee down.
INT: your office your station will pull
Isaiah 49:17
HEB: מִֽהֲר֖וּ בָּנָ֑יִךְ מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ מִמֵּ֥ךְ
NAS: hurry; Your destroyers and devastators
KJV: shall make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste
INT: hurry your builders your destroyers and devastators at
Jeremiah 1:10
HEB: וְלִנְת֖וֹץ וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וְלַהֲר֑וֹס לִבְנ֖וֹת וְלִנְטֽוֹעַ׃
NAS: To destroy and to overthrow, To build
KJV: and to destroy, and to throw down, to build,
INT: break to destroy overthrow to build plant
Jeremiah 24:6
HEB: וּבְנִיתִים֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶהֱרֹ֔ס וּנְטַעְתִּ֖ים וְלֹ֥א
NAS: and I will build them up and not overthrow them, and I will plant
KJV: and I will build them, and not pull [them] down; and I will plant
INT: will build and not overthrow will plant and not
Jeremiah 31:28
HEB: לִנְת֧וֹשׁ וְלִנְת֛וֹץ וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ
NAS: up, to break down, to overthrow, to destroy
KJV: and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy,
INT: to pluck to break to overthrow to destroy bring
Jeremiah 31:40
HEB: יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ וְֽלֹא־ יֵהָרֵ֛ס ע֖וֹד לְעוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: it will not be plucked up or overthrown anymore
KJV: it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.
INT: will not be plucked or overthrown anymore forever
Jeremiah 42:10
HEB: אֶתְכֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶהֱרֹ֔ס וְנָטַעְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם
NAS: then I will build you up and not tear you down, and I will plant
KJV: then will I build you, and not pull [you] down, and I will plant
INT: will build and not tear will plant and not
Jeremiah 45:4
HEB: בָּנִ֙יתִי֙ אֲנִ֣י הֹרֵ֔ס וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: I have built I am about to tear down, and what
KJV: thus; Behold, [that] which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted
INT: have built I am to tear and what have planted
Jeremiah 50:15
HEB: (אָשְׁיֹותֶ֔יהָ ק) נֶהֶרְס֖וּ חֽוֹמוֹתֶ֑יהָ כִּי֩
NAS: Her walls have been torn down. For this
KJV: her walls are thrown down: for it [is] the vengeance
INT: have fallen foundation have been torn her walls for
Lamentations 2:2
HEB: נְא֣וֹת יַעֲקֹ֔ב הָרַ֧ס בְּעֶבְרָת֛וֹ מִבְצְרֵ֥י
NAS: In His wrath He has thrown down The strongholds
KJV: and hath not pitied: he hath thrown down in his wrath
INT: the habitations of Jacob has thrown his wrath the strongholds
Lamentations 2:17
HEB: מִֽימֵי־ קֶ֔דֶם הָרַ֖ס וְלֹ֣א חָמָ֑ל
NAS: of old. He has thrown down without
KJV: of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied:
INT: days of old has thrown without sparing
Ezekiel 13:14
HEB: וְהָ֨רַסְתִּ֜י אֶת־ הַקִּ֨יר
NAS: So I will tear down the wall which
KJV: So will I break down the wall
INT: will tear the wall which
Ezekiel 16:39
HEB: אוֹתָ֜ךְ בְּיָדָ֗ם וְהָרְס֤וּ גַבֵּךְ֙ וְנִתְּצ֣וּ
NAS: you into the hands of your lovers, and they will tear down your shrines,
KJV: thee into their hand, and they shall throw down thine eminent place,
INT: give the hands will tear your shrines demolish
Ezekiel 26:4
HEB: חֹמ֣וֹת צֹ֗ר וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ מִגְדָּלֶ֔יהָ וְסִֽחֵיתִ֥י
NAS: of Tyre and break down her towers;
KJV: of Tyrus, and break down her towers:
INT: the walls of Tyre and break her towers will scrape
Ezekiel 26:12
HEB: וּבָֽזְזוּ֙ רְכֻלָּתֵ֔ךְ וְהָֽרְסוּ֙ חוֹמוֹתַ֔יִךְ וּבָתֵּ֥י
NAS: of your merchandise, break down your walls
KJV: of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls,
INT: prey of your merchandise break your walls houses
Ezekiel 30:4
HEB: וְלָקְח֣וּ הֲמוֹנָ֔הּ וְנֶהֶרְס֖וּ יְסוֹדֹתֶֽיהָ׃
NAS: And her foundations are torn down.
KJV: and her foundations shall be broken down.
INT: take her wealth are torn foundations
Ezekiel 36:35
HEB: הֶחֳרֵב֛וֹת וְהַֽנְשַׁמּ֥וֹת וְהַנֶּהֱרָס֖וֹת בְּצוּר֥וֹת יָשָֽׁבוּ׃
NAS: desolate and ruined cities
KJV: and desolate and ruined cities
INT: and the waste desolate and ruined are fortified are inhabited
Ezekiel 36:36
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה בָּנִ֙יתִי֙ הַנֶּ֣הֱרָס֔וֹת נָטַ֖עְתִּי הַנְּשַׁמָּ֑ה
NAS: have rebuilt the ruined places [and] planted
KJV: build the ruined [places, and] plant
INT: the LORD have rebuilt the ruined places planted was desolate
Ezekiel 38:20
HEB: פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְנֶהֶרְס֣וּ הֶהָרִ֗ים וְנָֽפְלוּ֙
NAS: the mountains also will be thrown down, the steep pathways
KJV: and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places
INT: my presence of the earth will be thrown the mountains will collapse
Joel 1:17
HEB: נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ אֹֽצָר֔וֹת נֶהֶרְס֖וּ מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת כִּ֥י
NAS: The barns are torn down, For the grain
KJV: the barns are broken down; for the corn
INT: are desolate the storehouses are torn the barns for
Micah 5:11
HEB: עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־ מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: of your land And tear down all
KJV: of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:
INT: the cities of your land and tear all your fortifications
Malachi 1:4
HEB: יִבְנ֖וּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֶהֱר֑וֹס וְקָרְא֤וּ לָהֶם֙
NAS: They may build, but I will tear down; and [men] will call
KJV: They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call
INT: may build I will tear and will call territory