Hebrew · H8074, G2049 · unreviewed

שָׁמֵם

To stun (or intransitively, grow numb ), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) · to lay waste (literally or figuratively)

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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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ἐρημόω G2049 to lay waste (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation erēmóō

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What does שָׁמֵם (shamem) mean in the Bible?

שָׁמֵם · ἐρημόω is a Hebrew word meaning "to become ruined or devastated".

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Meaning

to become ruined or devastated

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 26×

Participle active Dan 8:13 · Dan 9:26 · Dan 9:27 · Dan 12:11 · Isa 49:8 · Isa 54:1 · Isa 61:4 · Lam 1:4 · Lam 1:16 10×

Imperfect 1Kgs 9:8 · 2Chr 7:21 · Jer 18:16 · Jer 19:8 · Jer 49:17 · Jer 50:13 · Job 17:8 · Ps 40:16 8×

Perfect Ezek 27:35 · Ezek 28:19 · Ezek 35:12 · Isa 52:14 · Ezek 35:15 6×

Infinitive construct Ezek 36:3 1×

Sequential imperfect Jer 2:12 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 12×

Perfect Isa 33:8 · Job 18:20 · Joel 1:17 · Lam 4:5 · Zeph 3:6 · Ezek 25:3 · Jer 12:11 7×

Participle active Amos 9:14 · Ezek 29:12 · Ezek 30:7 · Isa 54:3 · Ps 69:26 5×

Poel 4×

Participle active Dan 9:27 · Dan 11:31 2×

Participle passive Ezra 9:3 · Ezra 9:4 2×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 7×

Perfect Jer 10:25 · Ps 79:7 · Job 16:7 3×

Imperfect Jer 49:20 · Jer 50:45 2×

Participle active Ezek 3:15 1×

Infinitive absolute Mic 6:13 1×

Hithpolel 2×

Imperfect Eccl 7:16 · Ps 143:4 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 51 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Participle 16 Perfect 16 Imperfect 10 Participle active 2 Imperfective 2 Participle passive 2 Infinitive construct 1 Imperative 1 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 26 Niphal 12 Hiphil 7 Poel 4 Hithpolel 2

Mood

Indicative 16 Indicative/jussive 10 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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