שׁוֹא
Transliteration
šô'
Pronunciation
sho
Part of Speech
feminine noun, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to rush over
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2339,2339a

Strong’s Definitions

שׁוֹא shôwʼ, sho; or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה shôwʼâh; or שֹׁאָה shôʼâh; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation:—desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H7722 in the following manner: desolation (5x), destruction (3x), desolate (2x), destroy (1x), storm (1x), wasteness (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H7722 in the following manner: desolation (5x), destruction (3x), desolate (2x), destroy (1x), storm (1x), wasteness (1x).
masculine noun

  1. ravage

    feminine noun

  2. devastation, ruin, waste

    1. devastation, ruin

    2. ruin, waste (of land)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׁוֹא shôwʼ, sho; or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה shôwʼâh; or שֹׁאָה shôʼâh; from an unused root meaning to rush over; a tempest; by implication, devastation:—desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.
STRONGS H7722: Abbreviations
† [שׁוֺא] noun [masculine] ravage (?); — plural suffix שֹׁאֵיהֶם Psalm 35:17 rescue me from their ravages (si vera lectio); κακουργία; Ol Dy Gr CheComm. plausibly שַׁאֲגָם their roaring, compare Psalm 35:16; Psalm 35:17c; We Du שֹׁאֲגִים.

שׁוֺאָה, שֹׁאָה noun feminine devastation, ruin, waste; — absolute שׁו׳ Isaiah 10:3 +, שֹׁאָה Isaiah 47:11; Zephaniah 1:15; Job 30:14 (+ Job 38:27 van d. H. Gi, but see Baer's note); construct שֹׁאַת Proverbs 3:25; —
1. devastation, ruin, as coming on person, Isaiah 10:3; Isaiah 47:11 (Babylon personified), Psalm 35:8; a Psalm 63:10; שֹׁאַת רְשָׁעִים Proverbs 3:25 (object genitive; || פַּחַד); וּמְשׁוֺאָה (יוֺם)שׁ׳ Zephaniah 1:15; probably = devastating storm, in simile Ezekiel 38:9 (|| עָנָן), Proverbs 1:27 (Qr; Kt שׁאוה; || סוּפָה). — Psalm 35:8b read probably שַׁחְתֹּה his pit, We (compare Psalm 35:7).
2. concretely, ruin, waste, of the desert, Job 30:3 (reading אֶרֶץ for אֶמֶשׁ Ol; otherwise below 1), וּמְשׁוֺאָה שׁ׳ Job 38:27 (|| מִדְבָּר Job 38:26); = ruins Job 30:14.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

30:3; 30:14; 30:14; 38:26; 38:27; 38:27

Psalms

35:7; 35:8; 35:8; 35:16; 35:17; 35:17; 63:10

Proverbs

1:27; 3:25; 3:25

Isaiah

10:3; 10:3; 47:11; 47:11

Ezekiel

38:9

Zephaniah

1:15; 1:15