Revelation 9:11b
Revelation 9, Page 20

Re-evaluation Translation
(
Repeating) 9:11  Behind the scenes these locust-kings are ruled over by Sęmîazâz, the messenger of the limitless rebellion, whose name is Destruction [in the Hebrew language Abaddon and in the Greek language Apollyon].

Bible, KJV Translation
(
Repeating) 9:11  And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.

Significant Words and Comments:
Commentary on Revelation 9:11 continued (30 January 2008):  
       
“Whose name,” “that designation which clearly identifies him and distinguishes him from all other beings,” as discussed in notes on Revelation 8:11.
        “In the Hebrew tongue,” with the same phrase in
Revelation 16:16, clearly confirm that this book was translated from an original Hebrew text.
       
“Abaddon,” entry G0003, is a direct transliteration of the original Hebrew word 'abaddown [H0011], meaning “a perishing; associated with Hades.” James Strong defines the Greek transliterated word as: “destruction, ruin; the place of destruction; the name of the angel-prince of the infernal regions, the minister of death and the author of havoc on the earth.” When the name Semjâzâ is examined in Hebrew, it is a compound word Sem-jâzâ or more correctly Sem-yâzâ. In James Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary, sem is from entry H8060: shammay, meaning “destructive;” and yaza is entry H3154: yeza`, meaning “sweat,” from an unused root meaning “to ooze.” Semjâzâ, meaning “oozing destruction,” or “continually flowing destruction,” is well described by 'abaddown.
       
'Abaddown [H0011] is used only these five times in Torah: “Hell is naked before Him, and destruction hath no covering.” “Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.” “For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.” “Shall Thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or Thy faithfulness in destruction?” “Hell and destruction are before Yehuveh: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?” Job 26:6; 28:22; 31:12; Psalms 88:11; Proverbs 15:11.
       
“In the Greek tongue,” a necessary explanatory note for the intended Greek readership who would have no understanding of a Hebrew word.
       
“His name Apollyon,” as expected, is the Greek word destroyer, entry G0623.


Gael Bataman
Originally Written:               30 January 2008
Latest Update:                     28 May 2008


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