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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 from want and famine,
Fleeing late to the wilderness, desolate and waste,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:14 - They come as broad breakers;
Under the ruinous storm they roll along.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 35:8 - Let destruction come upon him unexpectedly,
And let his net that he has hidden catch himself;
Into that very destruction let him fall.

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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 destructions,
My precious life from the lions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:9 - But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:27 - When your terror comes like a storm,
And your destruction comes like a whirlwind,
When distress and anguish come upon you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 3:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:25 - Do not be afraid of sudden terror,
Nor of trouble from the wicked when it comes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 10:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 10:3 - What will you do in the day of punishment,
And in the desolation which will come from afar?
To whom will you flee for help?
And where will you leave your glory?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 47:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 47:11 - Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able to put it off.
And desolation shall come upon you suddenly,
Which you shall not know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 38:9 - “You will ascend, coming like a storm, covering the land like a cloud, you and all your troops and many peoples with you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 1:15 - That day is a day of wrath,
A day of trouble and distress,
A day of devastation and desolation,
A day of darkness and gloominess,
A day of clouds and thick darkness,
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