שַׁמָּה
Transliteration
šammâ
Pronunciation
sham-maw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From שָׁמֵם (H8074)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2409d

Strong’s Definitions

שַׁמָּה shammâh, sham-maw'; from H8074; ruin; by implication, consternation:—astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's H8047 in the following manner: astonishment (13x), desolation (12x), desolate (10x), waste (3x), wonderful (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's H8047 in the following manner: astonishment (13x), desolation (12x), desolate (10x), waste (3x), wonderful (1x).

  1. waste, horror, appalment

    1. a waste (of land, city, etc)

    2. appalment, horror

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שַׁמָּה shammâh, sham-maw'; from H8074; ruin; by implication, consternation:—astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.
STRONGS H8047: Abbreviations
† I. שַׁמָּה noun feminine waste, appalment (24 times Jeremiah); — absolute שׁ׳ Jeremiah 5:30 +; plural absolute שַׁמּוֺת Psalm 46:9; —
1. a waste, of land, city, etc., Hosea 5:9; Isaiah 5:9; Isaiah 13:9; Isaiah 24:12; Zechariah 7:14; Jeremiah 2:15; Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 46:19; Jeremiah 48:9; Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 51:29, 43, vine Joel 1:7; person Psalm 73:19; וּשְׁמָמָה כּוֺם שׁ׳ Ezekiel 23:33.
2. appalment, horror, i.e. occasion of it; of people land etc., Deuteronomy 28:37; 2 Kings 22:19; Micah 6:16; Zephaniah 2:15; Jeremiah 5:30; Jeremiah 25:9, 11, 18, 38; Jeremiah 29:18; Jeremiah 44:12, 22; Jeremiah 49:13, 17; Jeremiah 50:23; Jeremiah 51:37, 41; 2 Chronicles 29:8; 30:7; הֶחֱזִָק֑תְנִ׳ שׁ׳ Jeremiah 8:21.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:37

2 Kings

2 Kings 22:19

2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 29:8; 2 Chronicles 30:7

Psalms

Psalms 46:9; Psalms 73:19

Isaiah

Isaiah 5:9; Isaiah 13:9; Isaiah 24:12

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 2:15; Jeremiah 4:7; Jeremiah 5:30; Jeremiah 5:30; Jeremiah 8:21; Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 25:11; Jeremiah 25:18; Jeremiah 25:38; Jeremiah 29:18; Jeremiah 44:12; Jeremiah 44:22; Jeremiah 46:19; Jeremiah 48:9; Jeremiah 49:13; Jeremiah 49:17; Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 50:23; Jeremiah 51:29; Jeremiah 51:37; Jeremiah 51:41; Jeremiah 51:43

Ezekiel

Ezekiel 23:33

Hosea

Hosea 5:9

Joel

Joel 1:7

Micah

Micah 6:16

Zephaniah

Zephaniah 2:15

Zechariah

Zechariah 7:14