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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
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); 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 -

Emaciated from poverty and hunger,

they gnawed the dry land,

the desolate wasteland by night.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:14 -

They advance as through a gaping breach;

they keep rolling in through the ruins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 -

to satisfy the parched wasteland

and cause the grass to sprout?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 -

Let ruin come on him unexpectedly,

and let the net that he hid ensnare him;

let him fall into it ​— ​to his ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:17 -

Lord, how long will you look on?

Rescue me from their ravages;

rescue my precious life from the young lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 -

But those who intend to destroy my life

will go into the depths of the earth.

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“when terror strikes you like a storm

and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,

when trouble and stress overcome you.

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Don’t fear sudden danger

or the ruin of the wicked when it comes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:3

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What will you do on the day of punishment

when devastation comes from far away?

Who will you run to for help?

Where will you leave your wealth?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

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“But disaster will happen to you;

you will not know how to avert it.

And it will fall on you,

but you will be unable to ward it off.[fn]

Devastation will happen to you suddenly

and unexpectedly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:9 -

“You, all of your troops, and many peoples with you will advance, coming like a thunderstorm; you will be like a cloud covering the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

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That day is a day of wrath,

a day of trouble and distress,

a day of destruction and desolation,

a day of darkness and gloom,

a day of clouds and total darkness,

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