8077. shemamah or shimamah

Lexicon

shemamah or shimamah: Desolation, waste, devastation

Original Word: שְׁמָמָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shmamah
Pronunciation: she-mah-mah
Phonetic Spelling: (shem-aw-maw')
KJV: (laid, X most) desolate(-ion), waste
NASB: desolation, desolate, horror, utterly desolate, waste, waste and a desolation
Word Origin: [feminine of H8076 (שָׁמֵם - desolate)]

1. devastation
2. (figuratively) astonishment

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

laid, most desolate waste

Or shimamah {shee-mam-aw'}; feminine of shamem; devastation; figuratively, astonishment -- (laid, X most) desolate(- ion), waste.

see HEBREW shamem

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shamem
Definition
devastation, waste
NASB Translation
desolate (19), desolation (33), horror (1), utterly desolate (1), waste (1), waste and a desolation (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שְׁמָמָה₅₅ noun feminine a devastation, waste; — absolute ׳שׁ Exodus 23:29 +; plural construct שִׁמְמוֺת Jeremiah 51:26 +; — waste, usually of land, city, house, etc., Exodus 23:29 (E), Isaiah 1:7 (probably strike out, with words following Stu^{JP Th. 1877, 714} FB^{JBL (1890), 84}), Leviticus 26:33 (H), Jeremiah 4:27 14t. Jeremiah ("" מֵאֵין ׳אָדָם ונו Jeremiah 32:43, מֵאֵין ישֵׁב Jeremiah 34:22), Ezekiel 6:14 18t. Ezekiel (Ezekiel 35:7 a read שְׁמָמָה וּמְשַׁמָּה for ᵑ0 ִ˜שׁמְמָה וּשְׁמָמָה, so Hi Co Toy Krae and others) +; of prince, ׳יִלְבַּשׁ שׁ Ezekiel 7:27; of idols Micah 1:7; ׳כּוֺם שַׁמָּה ושׁ Ezekiel 23:33. — Ezekiel 35:12 see שׁמם

Qal.

ִ˜שׁמְמָה Ezekiel 35:7 see foregoing.

Forms and Transliterations

וּשְׁמָמָ֑ה וּשְׁמָמָ֔ה וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה וּשְׁמָמָה֒ ושממה לְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹת לְשִֽׁמְמָ֖ה לִשְׁמָמָ֑ה לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה לִשְׁמָמָ֣ה לשממה לשממות שְׁמֵמָ֑ה שְׁמָמָ֑ה שְׁמָמָ֔ה שְׁמָמָ֖ה שְׁמָמָ֜ה שְׁמָמָ֣ה שְׁמָמָ֤ה שְׁמָמָ֥ה שְׁמָמָ֨ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃ שְׁמָמָה֙ שִֽׁמְמ֤וֹת שִׁמְמ֥וֹת שֹֽׁמְמֹתֵ֔ינוּ שממה שממה׃ שממות שממתינו lə·šim·māh lə·šim·mō·wṯ leshimMah leshimMot ləšimmāh ləšimmōwṯ liš·mā·māh lishmaMah lišmāmāh šə·mā·māh šə·mê·māh šəmāmāh šəmêmāh shemaMah shemeMah shimMot shomemoTeinu šim·mō·wṯ šimmōwṯ šō·mə·mō·ṯê·nū šōməmōṯênū ū·šə·mā·māh ūšəmāmāh ushemaMah

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 23:29
HEB: תִּהְיֶ֤ה הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְרַבָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יךָ
NAS: may not become desolate and the beasts
KJV: lest the land become desolate, and the beast
INT: become the land desolate multiply too

Leviticus 26:33
HEB: וְהָיְתָ֤ה אַרְצְכֶם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה וְעָרֵיכֶ֖ם יִהְי֥וּ
NAS: becomes desolate and your cities
KJV: you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities
INT: becomes your land desolate and your cities become

Joshua 8:28
HEB: תֵּל־ עוֹלָם֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם
NAS: forever, a desolation until
KJV: for ever, [even] a desolation unto this day.
INT: A heap forever A desolation until day

Isaiah 1:7
HEB: אַרְצְכֶ֣ם שְׁמָמָ֔ה עָרֵיכֶ֖ם שְׂרֻפ֣וֹת
NAS: Your land is desolate, Your cities
KJV: Your country [is] desolate, your cities
INT: your land is desolate your cities are burned

Isaiah 1:7
HEB: אֹכְלִ֣ים אֹתָ֔הּ וּשְׁמָמָ֖ה כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥ת זָרִֽים׃
NAS: them in your presence; It is desolation, as overthrown
KJV: devour it in your presence, and [it is] desolate, as overthrown
INT: strangers are devouring is desolation overthrown strangers

Isaiah 6:11
HEB: וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃
NAS: And the land is utterly desolate,
KJV: and the land be utterly desolate,
INT: and the land are devastated is utterly

Isaiah 17:9
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָיְתָ֖ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃
NAS: of Israel; And the land will be a desolation.
KJV: of Israel: and there shall be desolation.
INT: of Israel will be a desolation

Isaiah 62:4
HEB: יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה כִּ֣י לָ֗ךְ
NAS: be said, Desolate; But you will be called,
KJV: any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called
INT: be said any Desolate for will be called

Isaiah 64:10
HEB: הָיָ֔תָה יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם שְׁמָמָֽה׃
NAS: a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.
KJV: Jerusalem a desolation.
INT: has become Jerusalem A desolation

Jeremiah 4:27
HEB: אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה שְׁמָמָ֥ה תִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־
NAS: land shall be a desolation, Yet I will not execute
KJV: The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make
INT: says the LORD desolation become the whole

Jeremiah 6:8
HEB: פֶּן־ אֲשִׂימֵ֣ךְ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אֶ֖רֶץ ל֥וֹא
NAS: from you, And make you a desolation, A land
KJV: from thee; lest I make thee desolate, a land
INT: Or and make A desolation A land not

Jeremiah 9:11
HEB: יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מִבְּלִ֖י יוֹשֵֽׁב׃
NAS: of Judah a desolation, without
KJV: of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.
INT: of Judah will make A desolation without inhabitant

Jeremiah 10:22
HEB: עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה שְׁמָמָ֖ה מְע֥וֹן תַּנִּֽים׃
NAS: of Judah A desolation, a haunt
KJV: of Judah desolate, [and] a den
INT: the cities of Judah A desolation A haunt of dragons

Jeremiah 12:10
HEB: חֶמְדָּתִ֖י לְמִדְבַּ֥ר שְׁמָמָֽה׃
NAS: field A desolate wilderness.
KJV: portion a desolate wilderness.
INT: my pleasant wilderness A desolate

Jeremiah 12:11
HEB: אָבְלָ֥ה עָלַ֖י שְׁמֵמָ֑ה נָשַׁ֙מָּה֙ כָּל־
NAS: It has been made a desolation, Desolate,
KJV: it desolate, [and being] desolate it mourneth
INT: mourns before A desolation has been made the whole

Jeremiah 25:12
HEB: וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ לְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹת עוֹלָֽם׃
NAS: it an everlasting desolation.
KJV: it perpetual desolations.
INT: of the Chaldeans will make desolation an everlasting

Jeremiah 32:43
HEB: אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים שְׁמָמָ֥ה הִיא֙ מֵאֵ֤ין
NAS: you say, It is a desolation, without
KJV: whereof ye say, [It is] desolate without man
INT: you say desolation he without

Jeremiah 34:22
HEB: יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹשֵֽׁב׃
NAS: of Judah a desolation without
KJV: of Judah a desolation without an inhabitant.
INT: of Judah will make A desolation without an inhabitant

Jeremiah 44:6
HEB: וַתִּהְיֶ֛ינָה לְחָרְבָּ֥ה לִשְׁמָמָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
NAS: a ruin and a desolation as it is this
KJV: and they are wasted [and] desolate, as at this day.
INT: have A ruin desolation day is this

Jeremiah 49:2
HEB: וְהָֽיְתָה֙ לְתֵ֣ל שְׁמָמָ֔ה וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ בָּאֵ֣שׁ
NAS: And it will become a desolate heap,
KJV: of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap,
INT: will become heap A desolate towns fire

Jeremiah 49:33
HEB: לִמְע֥וֹן תַּנִּ֛ים שְׁמָמָ֖ה עַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם
NAS: of jackals, A desolation forever;
KJV: for dragons, [and] a desolation for
INT: A haunt dragons A desolation for ever

Jeremiah 50:13
HEB: תֵשֵׁ֔ב וְהָיְתָ֥ה שְׁמָמָ֖ה כֻּלָּ֑הּ כֹּ֚ל
NAS: But she will be completely desolate; Everyone
KJV: it shall not be inhabited, but it shall be wholly desolate: every one that goeth
INT: will not be inhabited become desolate will be completely Everyone

Jeremiah 51:26
HEB: לְמֽוֹסָד֑וֹת כִּֽי־ שִׁמְמ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֛ם תִּֽהְיֶ֖ה
NAS: for foundations, But you will be desolate forever,
KJV: for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever,
INT: foundations for will be desolate forever become

Jeremiah 51:62
HEB: בְּהֵמָ֑ה כִּֽי־ שִׁמְמ֥וֹת עוֹלָ֖ם תִּֽהְיֶֽה׃
NAS: but it will be a perpetual desolation.'
KJV: nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever.
INT: beast that it shall be desolate perpetual become

Ezekiel 6:14
HEB: אֶת־ הָאָ֜רֶץ שְׁמָמָ֤ה וּמְשַׁמָּה֙ מִמִּדְבַּ֣ר
NAS: the land more desolate and waste than
KJV: the land desolate, yea, more desolate
INT: and make the land desolate and waste the wilderness

58 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8077
58 Occurrences

lə·šim·māh — 1 Occ.
lə·šim·mō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
liš·mā·māh — 7 Occ.
šə·mā·māh — 39 Occ.
šə·mê·māh — 1 Occ.
šim·mō·wṯ — 3 Occ.
šō·mə·mō·ṯê·nū — 1 Occ.
ū·šə·mā·māh — 5 Occ.