שָׁמֵם
sha.memVerbH8074
be desolate: destroyed
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Full Lexicon Entry
destroyed/deserted 1) to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled 1a2) to be appalled, be awestruck 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be desolated, be made desolate 1b2) to be appalled 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to be stunned 1c2) appalling, causing horror (participle) 1c2a) horror-causer, appaller (subst) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to devastate, ravage, make desolated 1d2) to appal, show horror 1e) (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated 1f) (Hithpolel) 1f1) to cause to be desolate 1f2) to be appalled, be astounded 1f3) to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
78 timesAppears 78 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Ezk
21
Jeremiah
11
Isaiah
9
Daniel
7
Leviticus
6
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 9:8
- Ezk 25:3
- Ezk 36:34
- Isaiah 63:5
- Job 21:5
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