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# destroyed

«destroyed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the past form of destroy, which means to damage something…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (destroy, destroys, destroyed, destroying); adjective (destroyed)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Destroyed is the past form of destroy, which means to damage something so badly that it no longer exists or cannot be used. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#m1)

2) As an adjective, destroyed means completely ruined. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#m2)

3) Informally, destroyed means very upset or very tired, or beaten very badly in a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often means wiped out as a punishment, for example for worshipping other gods or for sin; it can mean a person is cut off from the people. Interpretation: Tradition reads Moses' prayer, when God was angry enough to destroy the people, as a sign of the power of a leader's prayer for others. In the primary lessons: In history and geography, earthquakes, floods, fires and wars destroy buildings and habitats; pupils learn how people rebuild. In science, habitats destroyed by people threaten animals. In stories, a dragon or storm destroys a town. Phrases: completely destroyed, destroyed by fire, totally destroyed.

### examples

- He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed. (Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x1)
- Also in Horeb ye made the LORD wroth, and the LORD was angered with you to have destroyed you. (Torah DEU.9.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x2)
- Moreover the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him; and I prayed for Aaron also the same time. (Torah DEU.9.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x3)
- Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. (Prophets 2KI.10.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x4)
- When the foundations are destroyed, what hath the righteous wrought? (Writings PSA.11.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x5)
- He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-trees with frost. (Writings PSA.78.47, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x6)
- The storm destroyed many houses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x7)
- The forest was destroyed by fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x8)
- The castle was destroyed long ago. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x9)
- My sandcastle was destroyed by a wave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x10)
- Many habitats are destroyed when forests are cut down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x11)
- The earthquake destroyed the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x12)
- Our team got destroyed 10–0. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x13)
- Somebody ought to do something, or we shall all be destroyed." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/#x14)

### note

Past and past participle of destroy: destroyed (add -ed; the y stays because a vowel comes before it). Noun: destruction; adjective: destructive. Damaged means harmed but may be fixed; destroyed means ruined.

### In the corpora

- [(22-19) He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.635/)
- [Also in Horeb ye made the LORD wroth, and the LORD was angered with you to have destroyed you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.274/)
- [Moreover the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have destroyed him; and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.287/)
- [And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.16/)
- [And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.389/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «destroyed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/destroyed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.