Hebrew · H8077

שְׁמָמָה

Devastation ; figuratively, astonishment

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שְׁמָמָהH8077

Pronunciationšĕmāmāh

What does שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh) mean in the Bible?

שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh): Desolation that stuns: physical ruin so complete it evokes speechless shock and bewilderment.

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What does שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh) mean in the Bible?

שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh): Desolation that stuns: physical ruin so complete it evokes speechless shock and bewilderment.

How does the BSB render H8077?

The BSB source-word alignment has 57 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include desolate (16), a desolation (13), a desolate (6), desolation (3), wasteland (3).

Where does שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 23:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (22), Jeremiah (15), Isaiah (6), Joel (4).

Source Word Evidence

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How English Renders It

desolate16×Exodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Isaiah 62:4, Jeremiah 4:27

a desolation13×Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7, Isaiah 64:10, Jeremiah 9:11

a desolate6×Ezekiel 6:14, Ezekiel 29:9, Ezekiel 29:10, Ezekiel 33:28

desolation3×Isaiah 17:9, Jeremiah 25:12, Ezekiel 35:9

wasteland3×Joel 2:3, Joel 3:19, Zephaniah 2:9

. . .1×Micah 1:7

a wasteland1×Malachi 1:3

and desolate1×Joel 2:20

and desolation1×Ezekiel 23:33

and ravaged1×Isaiah 6:11

into a desolate1×Jeremiah 12:10

is desolate1×Isaiah 1:7

it a desolation1×Jeremiah 12:11

laid waste1×Zephaniah 1:13

left in ruins1×Zephaniah 2:4

of ruins1×Jeremiah 49:2

ruin1×Jeremiah 44:6

waste1×Ezekiel 35:7

with despair1×Ezekiel 7:27

you a desolate1×Ezekiel 35:3

you a desolation1×Jeremiah 6:8

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First aligned rowExodus 23:29

Aligned rows57

Books represented10

Exodus1Leviticus1Joshua1Isaiah6Jeremiah15Ezekiel22Joel4Micah2Zephaniah4Malachi1

Source forms

שְׁמָמָ֔ה13xšə·mā·māhExodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7

שְׁמָמָ֖ה7xšə·mā·māhJeremiah 9:11, Jeremiah 10:22, Jeremiah 34:22, Jeremiah 49:33

שְׁמָמָ֣ה5xšə·mā·māhEzekiel 12:20, Ezekiel 32:15, Ezekiel 33:28, Ezekiel 33:29

שְׁמָמָֽה׃5xšə·mā·māhIsaiah 6:11, Isaiah 17:9, Isaiah 64:10, Jeremiah 12:10

שְׁמָמָ֥ה3xšə·mā·māhJeremiah 4:27, Jeremiah 32:43, Ezekiel 35:3

וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה2xū·šə·mā·māhIsaiah 1:7, Zephaniah 2:9

לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה2xliš·mā·māhJeremiah 44:6, Micah 7:13

לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה2xliš·mā·māhEzekiel 29:9, Joel 3:19

Parsing patterns

Noun - feminine singular39xExodus 23:29, Leviticus 26:33, Joshua 8:28, Isaiah 1:7

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular8xJeremiah 44:6, Ezekiel 29:9, Ezekiel 35:7, Joel 3:19

Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular5xIsaiah 1:7, Ezekiel 23:33, Ezekiel 35:7, Joel 2:20

Noun - feminine plural construct3xJeremiah 51:26, Jeremiah 51:62, Ezekiel 35:9

Adjective - feminine singular1xJeremiah 12:11

Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct1xJeremiah 25:12

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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שְׁמָמָה

What does שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh) mean in the Bible?

What does שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H8077?

Where does שְׁמָמָה (šĕmāmāh) appear in Scripture?

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