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Lexicon :: Strong's H8047 - šammâ

Strong's

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שַׁמָּה

Transliteration

šammâ

Pronunciation

sham-maw'

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Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From שָׁמֵם (H8074)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2409d

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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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5:9; 13:9; 24:12

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

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Strong's Number H8047 matches the Hebrew שַׁמָּה (šammâ),
which occurs 40 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Deu 28:37 - And thou shalt^H1961 become an astonishment,^H8047 a proverb,^H4912 and a byword,^H8148 among all^H3605 nations^H5971 whither^H834 the LORD^H3068 shall lead thee.^H5090

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2Ki 22:19 - Because^H3282 thine heart^H3824 was tender,^H7401 and thou hast humbled thyself^H3665 before^H6440 the LORD,^H3068 when thou heardest^H8085 what^H834 I spake^H1696 against^H5921 this^H2088 place,^H4725 and against^H5921 the inhabitants thereof,^H3427 that they should become^H1961 a desolation^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 and hast rent^H7167 thy clothes,^H899 and wept^H1058 before me;^H6440 I^H595 also^H1571 have heard^H8085 thee, saith^H5002 the LORD.^H3068

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2Ch 29:8 - Wherefore^H1961^➔ the wrath^H7110 of the LORD^H3068 was^➔^H1961 upon^H5921 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem,^H3389 and he hath delivered them^H5414 to trouble,^H2189 to astonishment,^H8047 and to hissing,^H8322 as^H834 ye^H859 see^H7200 with your eyes.^H5869

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2Ch 30:7 - And^H408^➔ be^H1961^➔ not^➔^H408 ye^➔^H1961 like your fathers,^H1 and like your brethren,^H251 which^H834 trespassed^H4603 against the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers,^H1 who therefore gave them up^H5414 to desolation,^H8047 as^H834 ye^H859 see.^H7200

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Psa 46:8 - Come,^H3212 behold^H2372 the works^H4659 of the LORD,^H3068 what^H834 desolations^H8047 he hath made^H7760 in the earth.^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:19

Psa 73:19 - How^H349 are they^H1961 brought into desolation,^H8047 as in a moment!^H7281 they are utterly^H5486 consumed^H8552 with^H4480 terrors.^H1091

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Isa 5:9 - In mine ears^H241 said the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 Of a truth^H518^H3808 many^H7227 houses^H1004 shall be^H1961 desolate,^H8047 even great^H1419 and fair,^H2896 without^H369 inhabitant.^H3427

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Isa 13:9 - Behold,^H2009 the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 cometh,^H935 cruel^H394 both with wrath^H5678 and fierce^H2740 anger,^H639 to lay^H7760 the land^H776 desolate:^H8047 and^H2400^➔ he shall destroy^H8045 the sinners thereof^➔^H2400 out of it.^H4480

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Isa 24:12 - In the city^H5892 is left^H7604 desolation,^H8047 and^H7591^➔ the gate^H8179 is smitten^H3807 with destruction.^➔^H7591

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Jer 2:15 - The young lions^H3715 roared^H7580 upon him,^H5921 and yelled,^H5414^H6963 and they made^H7896 his land^H776 waste:^H8047 his cities^H5892 are burned^H3341 without^H1097 inhabitant.^H3427

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Jer 4:7 - The lion^H738 is come up^H5927 from his thicket,^H5441 and the destroyer^H7843 of the Gentiles^H1471 is on his way;^H5265 he is gone forth^H3318 from his place^H4725 to make^H7760 thy land^H776 desolate;^H8047 and thy cities^H5892 shall be laid waste,^H5327 without^H369 an inhabitant.^H3427

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Jer 5:30 - A wonderful^H8047 and horrible thing^H8186 is committed^H1961 in the land;^H776

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Jer 8:21 - For^H5921 the hurt^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 am I hurt;^H7665 I am black;^H6937 astonishment^H8047 hath taken hold on me.^H2388

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Jer 18:16 - To make^H7760 their land^H776 desolate,^H8047 and a^H8322^➔ perpetual^H5769 hissing;^➔^H8322 every one^H3605 that passeth^H5674 thereby^H5921 shall be astonished,^H8074 and wag^H5110 his head.^H7218

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Jer 19:8 - And I will make^H7760 this^H2063 city^H5892 desolate,^H8047 and an hissing;^H8322 every one^H3605 that passeth^H5674 thereby^H5921 shall be astonished^H8074 and hiss^H8319 because^H5921 of all^H3605 the plagues thereof.^H4347

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Jer 25:9 - Behold, I^H2005 will send^H7971 and take^H3947 all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the north,^H6828 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 and^H413 Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 my servant,^H5650 and will bring them^H935 against^H5921 this^H2063 land,^H776 and against^H5921 the inhabitants thereof,^H3427 and against^H5921 all^H3605 these^H428 nations^H1471 round about,^H5439 and will utterly destroy them,^H2763 and make them^H7760 an astonishment,^H8047 and an hissing,^H8322 and^H2723^➔ perpetual^H5769 desolations.^➔^H2723

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Jer 25:11 - And^H1961^➔ this^H2063 whole^H3605 land^H776 shall be^➔^H1961 a desolation,^H2723 and an astonishment;^H8047 and^H5647^➔ these^H428 nations^H1471 shall serve^➔^H5647 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 seventy^H7657 years.^H8141

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Jer 25:18 - To wit, Jerusalem,^H3389 and^H853 the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 and^H853 the kings thereof,^H4428 and the princes thereof,^H8269 to make^H5414 them^H853 a desolation,^H2723 an astonishment,^H8047 an hissing,^H8322 and a curse;^H7045 as^H3117^➔ it is this^H2088 day;^➔^H3117

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Jer 25:38 - He hath forsaken^H5800 his covert,^H5520 as the lion:^H3715 for^H3588 their land^H776 is^H1961 desolate^H8047 because^H6440 of the fierceness^H2740 of the oppressor,^H3238 and because^H6440 of^H2740^➔ his^H639^➔ fierce^➔^H2740 anger.^➔^H639

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Jer 29:18 - And I will persecute^H7291 them^H310 with the sword,^H2719 with the famine,^H7458 and with the pestilence,^H1698 and will deliver them^H5414 to be removed^H2189 to all^H3605 the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth,^H776 to be a curse,^H423 and an astonishment,^H8047 and an hissing,^H8322 and a reproach,^H2781 among all^H3605 the nations^H1471 whither^H834 I have driven them:^H5080

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Jer 42:18 - For^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 As^H834 mine anger^H639 and my fury^H2534 hath been poured forth^H5413 upon^H5921 the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem;^H3389 so^H3651 shall^H5413^➔ my fury^H2534 be poured forth^➔^H5413 upon you,^H5921 when ye shall enter^H935 into Egypt:^H4714 and ye shall be^H1961 an execration,^H423 and an astonishment,^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 and a reproach;^H2781 and^H3808^➔ ye shall see^H7200 this^H2088 place^H4725 no^➔^H3808 more.^H5750

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:12

Jer 44:12 - And I will take^H3947 the remnant^H7611 of Judah,^H3063 that^H834 have set^H7760 their faces^H6440 to go into^H935 the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to sojourn^H1481 there,^H8033 and they shall^H8552^➔ all^H3605 be consumed,^➔^H8552 and fall^H5307 in the land^H776 of Egypt;^H4714 they shall^H8552^➔ even be consumed^➔^H8552 by the sword^H2719 and by the famine:^H7458 they shall die,^H4191 from the least^H6996 even unto^H5704 the greatest,^H1419 by the sword^H2719 and by the famine:^H7458 and they shall be^H1961 an execration,^H423 and an astonishment,^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 and a reproach.^H2781

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:22

Jer 44:22 - So that^H3808^➔ the LORD^H3068 could^H3201 no^➔^H3808 longer^H5750 bear,^H5375 because^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of your doings,^H4611 and because^H6440 of the abominations^H8441 which^H834 ye have committed;^H6213 therefore is^H1961 your land^H776 a desolation,^H2723 and an astonishment,^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 without^H369 an inhabitant,^H3427 as at^H3117^➔ this^H2088 day.^➔^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:19

Jer 46:19 - O thou daughter^H1323 dwelling^H3427 in Egypt,^H4714 furnish^H6213 thyself to go into captivity:^H3627^H1473 for^H3588 Noph^H5297 shall be^H1961 waste^H8047 and desolate^H3341 without^H369 an inhabitant.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:9

Jer 48:9 - Give^H5414 wings^H6731 unto Moab,^H4124 that^H3588 it may flee^H5323 and get away:^H3318 for the cities thereof^H5892 shall be^H1961 desolate,^H8047 without any^H369 to dwell^H3427 therein.^H2004

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:13

Jer 49:13 - For^H3588 I have sworn^H7650 by myself, saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 that^H3588 Bozrah^H1224 shall become^H1961 a desolation,^H8047 a reproach,^H2781 a waste,^H2721 and a curse;^H7045 and all^H3605 the cities thereof^H5892 shall be^H1961 perpetual^H5769 wastes.^H2723

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:17

Jer 49:17 - Also^H1961^➔ Edom^H123 shall be^➔^H1961 a desolation:^H8047 every one^H3605 that goeth^H5674 by it^H5921 shall be astonished,^H8074 and shall hiss^H8319 at^H5921 all^H3605 the plagues thereof.^H4347

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:3

Jer 50:3 - For^H3588 out of the north^H6828 there cometh up^H5927 a nation^H1471 against her,^H5921 which^H1931 shall make^H7896 her land^H776 desolate,^H8047 and none^H3808 shall^H1961 dwell^H3427 therein: they shall remove,^H5110 they shall depart,^H1980 both man^H120 and^H5704 beast.^H929

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:23

Jer 50:23 - How^H349 is^H1438^➔ the hammer^H6360 of^H3605^➔ the^H776^➔ whole^➔^H3605 earth^➔^H776 cut asunder^➔^H1438 and broken!^H7665 how^H349 is^H1961^➔ Babylon^H894 become^➔^H1961 a desolation^H8047 among the nations!^H1471

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Jer 51:29 - And^H7493^➔ the land^H776 shall tremble^➔^H7493 and sorrow:^H2342 for^H3588 every purpose^H4284 of the LORD^H3068 shall be performed^H6965 against^H5921 Babylon,^H894 to make^H7760 the land^H776 of Babylon^H894 a desolation^H8047 without^H369 an inhabitant.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:37

Jer 51:37 - And^H1961^➔ Babylon^H894 shall become^➔^H1961 heaps,^H1530 a dwellingplace^H4583 for dragons,^H8577 an astonishment,^H8047 and an hissing,^H8322 without^H369 an inhabitant.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:41

Jer 51:41 - How^H349 is^H3920^➔ Sheshach^H8347 taken!^➔^H3920 and how is^H8610^➔ the praise^H8416 of^H3605^➔ the^H776^➔ whole^➔^H3605 earth^➔^H776 surprised!^➔^H8610 how^H349 is^H1961^➔ Babylon^H894 become^➔^H1961 an astonishment^H8047 among the nations!^H1471

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:43

Jer 51:43 - Her cities^H5892 are^H1961 a desolation,^H8047 a^H776^➔ dry^H6723 land,^➔^H776 and a wilderness,^H6160 a land^H776 wherein no^H3808 man^H376 dwelleth,^H3427 neither^H3808 doth^H5674^➔ any son^H1121 of man^H120 pass^➔^H5674 thereby.^H2004

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:33

Eze 23:33 - Thou shalt be filled^H4390 with drunkenness^H7943 and sorrow,^H3015 with the cup^H3563 of astonishment^H8047 and desolation,^H8077 with the cup^H3563 of thy sister^H269 Samaria.^H8111

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Hos 5:9 - Ephraim^H669 shall be^H1961 desolate^H8047 in the day^H3117 of rebuke:^H8433 among the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 have I made known^H3045 that which shall surely be.^H539

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Joe 1:7 - He hath laid^H7760 my vine^H1612 waste,^H8047 and^H8384^➔ barked^H7111 my fig tree:^➔^H8384 he hath made it^H2834^➔ clean^H2834 bare,^➔^H2834 and cast^H7993^➔ it away;^➔^H7993 the branches thereof^H8299 are made white.^H3835

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Mic 6:16 - For^H8104^➔ the statutes^H2708 of Omri^H6018 are kept,^➔^H8104 and all^H3605 the works^H4639 of the house^H1004 of Ahab,^H256 and ye walk^H3212 in their counsels;^H4156 that^H4616 I should make^H5414 thee^H853 a desolation,^H8047 and the inhabitants thereof^H3427 an hissing:^H8322 therefore^H2781^➔ ye shall bear^H5375 the reproach^➔^H2781 of my people.^H5971

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Zep 2:15 - This^H2063 is the^H5892^➔ rejoicing^H5947 city^➔^H5892 that dwelt^H3427 carelessly,^H983 that said^H559 in her heart,^H3824 I^H589 am, and there is none beside me:^H657^H5750 how^H349 is she become^H1961 a desolation,^H8047 a place^H4769^➔ for beasts^H2416 to lie down in!^➔^H4769 every one^H3605 that passeth^H5674 by her^H5921 shall hiss,^H8319 and wag^H5128 his hand.^H3027

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Zec 7:14 - But I scattered them with a whirlwind^H5590 among^H5921 all^H3605 the nations^H1471 whom^H834 they knew^H3045 not.^H3808 Thus the land^H776 was desolate^H8047 after them,^H310 that no man passed through^H5674 nor returned:^H7725 for they laid^H7760 the^H776^➔ pleasant^H2532 land^➔^H776 desolate.^H8047

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