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Day 66 of 75 · Judgment and liberation

ʾ-B-D

ebad: perish
אבד
ܐܒܕ

The feel

ʾ-B-D means to be lost or perish, and its causative, awbed, means to destroy or lose. The two appear 65 times in the Gospels. It is the word for a lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son. In John 17:12 the Qala says "the son of loss" where the usual word is perdition, because abdana means loss.

The root family

FormPatternTranslitScriptStandardQala rendering
ebadverb (Peal)ebadאבד ܐܒܕto perish, be lostbe lost, perish (Matthew 18:14; Luke 15:24)
awbedverb (Aphel)awbedדנובד ܕ݁ܢܰܘܒ݁ܶܕ݂ (as written: d-nawbed)to destroydestroy, lose: Matthew 10:28, 10:39
abdananounabdānāאבדנא ܐܒܕܢܐperdition, ruinloss: "the son of loss" (John 17:12)

The Peal, ebad, means to be lost or perish (d-nibad, Matthew 18:14; abida, Luke 15:24), and the Aphel, awbed, means to destroy or lose, to cause the loss (nawbed, Matthew 10:28; nawbdih, Matthew 10:39).

In his voice

Matthew 18:14
In the same way, your Father in the heavens does not want a single one of these little ones to be lost.
d-nibad, "to be lost." The Peal, spoken right after the parable of the stray sheep. What the Father wants is that not one of the little ones be lost.
Matthew 10:39
Whoever finds their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life for my sake will find it.
nawbdih … d-nawbed, "will lose it … loses." The Aphel, where a person causes the loss. The saying sets losing against finding twice.
Luke 15:24
For this son of mine was dead and has come alive; he was lost and has been found.'
abida, "lost." The father's word for his son, set beside dead and alive. He speaks of the son's absence as a loss and of his return as a finding.

Practice

Name one friendship, habit or part of yourself that has gone missing, and call it abida, lost. Then take one step to find it (send the message, go back to the habit, or ask for help).

Connections

Ḥ-Y-Y, living (Day 9)M-W-T, death (Day 10)P-R-Q, liberation (Day 65)ebad: to perish, be lost, destroy
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