Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʼêyd

ade

אֵיד

What it means

oppression

oppression; by implication misfortune, ruin

Where it comes from

from the same as ʼûwd (אוּד) (in the sense of bending down)

How the King James translates it

  • calamity14
  • destruction6
  • calamities1

Every place it appears 21

ʼêyd — Hebrew word meaning “oppression”