What does שְׁמָמָה · שָׁמֵם mean in the Bible?
שְׁמָמָה · שָׁמֵם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "desolation, devastation, being laid waste".
Hebrew · H8077, H8074
שְׁמָמָה / שָׁמֵם
Devastation ; figuratively, astonishment · to stun (or intransitively, grow numb ), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
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שְׁמָמָה H8077 devastation ; figuratively, astonishment
Pronunciation šĕmāmāh
Desolation that stuns: physical ruin so complete it evokes speechless shock and bewilderment.
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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 שְׁמָמָה / שָׁמֵם (shemamah / shamem) mean in the Bible?
שְׁמָמָה · שָׁמֵם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "desolation, devastation, being laid waste".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H8077, H8074?
H8077, H8074 is connected to 144 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. desolation, devastation, being laid waste
Strong's H8077, H8074
Lexical occurrences 144 verses Source Gloss
desolation, devastation, being laid waste
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁמָמָה / שָׁמֵם is built from this root:
שָׁמֵם H8076
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain