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HebrewH8047Noun (Feminine)

שַׁמָּה

sham.mah

38Occurrences
H8047Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

ruin; by implication, consternation

from H8074 (שָׁמֵם);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
destroyed/waste 1) waste, horror, appalment 1a) a waste (of land, city, etc) 1b) appalment, horror Also means: sham.mah (*שַׁמָּה *": appalled" H8047H)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

שַׁמָּה appears 38 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Jeremiah
24
Isaiah
3
2 Chronicles
2
2 Kings
1
Deuteronomy
1
Ezk
1
Hosea
1
Jol
1

Key Passages

2 Chronicles 29:8BSB

Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes.

Isaiah 24:12BSB

The city is left in ruins;its gate is reduced to rubble.

Jeremiah 25:18BSB

to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Jeremiah 46:19BSB

Pack your bags for exile,O daughter dwelling in Egypt!For Memphis will be laid waste,destroyed and uninhabited.

Jeremiah 51:29BSB

The earth quakes and writhesbecause the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand:to make the land of Babylon a desolation,without inhabitant.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.