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Lexicon :: Strong's H7722 - šô'

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שׁוֹא
Transliteration
šô'
Pronunciation
sho
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to rush over
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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); Greek Version of the LXX 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, Syriac Version 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.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

H7722

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7722 matches the Hebrew שׁוֹא (šô'),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:3 - They are gaunt with hunger
and flee to the deserts,
to desolate and gloomy wastelands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:14 - They come at me from all directions.
They jump on me when I am down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground
and make the tender grass spring up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - So let sudden ruin come upon them!
Let them be caught in the trap they set for me!
Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 - How long, O Lord, will you look on and do nothing?
Rescue me from their fierce attacks.
Protect my life from these lions!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - But those plotting to destroy me will come to ruin.
They will go down into the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:27 - when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - You need not be afraid of sudden disaster
or the destruction that comes upon the wicked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:3 - What will you do when I punish you,
when I send disaster upon you from a distant land?
To whom will you turn for help?
Where will your treasures be safe?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - So disaster will overtake you,
and you won’t be able to charm it away.
Calamity will fall upon you,
and you won’t be able to buy your way out.
A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,
one for which you are not prepared.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:9 - You and all your allies—a vast and awesome army—will roll down on them like a storm and cover the land like a cloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - It will be a day when the LORD’s anger is poured out—
a day of terrible distress and anguish,
a day of ruin and desolation,
a day of darkness and gloom,
a day of clouds and blackness,
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