What does חׇרְבָּה · שָׁמֵם mean in the Bible?
חׇרְבָּה · שָׁמֵם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "desolation, ruin, devastation".
Hebrew · H2723, H8074
חָרְבָּה / שָׁמֵם
Properly, drought , i.e. (by implication) a desolation · to stun (or intransitively, grow numb ), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
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חׇרְבָּה H2723 properly, drought , i.e. (by implication) a desolation
Pronunciation ḥorĕbāh
Desolation as covenant judgment: the land's sterility signals God's withdrawal of blessing and covenant faithfulness.
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שָׁמֵם H8074 to stun (or intransitively, grow numb ), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Pronunciation shāmēm
Devastation that numbs or stuns the observer; desolation as both physical destruction and psychological shock.
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What does חָרְבָּה / שָׁמֵם (chorbah / shamem) mean in the Bible?
חׇרְבָּה · שָׁמֵם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "desolation, ruin, devastation".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2723, H8074?
H2723, H8074 is connected to 128 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. desolation, ruin, devastation
Strong's H2723, H8074
Lexical occurrences 128 verses Source Gloss
desolation, ruin, devastation
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָרְבָּה / שָׁמֵם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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