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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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Isaiah

5:9; 13:9; 24:12

Jeremiah

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

Ezekiel

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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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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:37

Deu 28:37 - “You shall become^H1961 a horror,^H8047 a proverb,^H4912 and a taunt^H8148 among all^H3605 the people^H5971 where^H834^H8033 the LORD^H3068 drives^H5090 you.

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2Ki 22:19 - because^H3282 your heart^H3824 was tender^H7401 and you humbled^H3665 yourself^H3665 before^H4480^H6440 the LORD^H3068 when you heard^H8085 what^H834 I spoke^H1696 against^H5921 this^H2088 place^H4725 and against^H5921 its inhabitants^H3427 that they should become^H1961 a desolation^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 and you have torn^H7167 your clothes^H899 and wept^H1058 before^H6440 Me, I truly^H1571 have heard^H8085 you,” declares^H5002 the LORD.^H3068

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2Ch 29:8 - “Therefore the wrath^H7110 of the LORD^H3068 was against^H5921 Judah^H3063 and Jerusalem,^H3389 and He has made^H5414 them an object^H2113 of terror,^H2113 of horror,^H8047 and of hissing,^H8322 as you see^H7200 with your own eyes.^H5869

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2Ch 30:7 - “Do not be like your fathers^H1 and your brothers,^H251 who^H834 were unfaithful^H4603 to the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of their fathers,^H1 so that He made^H5414 them a horror,^H8047 as you see.^H7200

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Psa 46:8 - Come,^H1980 behold^H2372 the works^H4659 of the LORD,^H3068
[fn]Who^H834 has wrought^H7760 desolations^H8047 in the earth.^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:19

Psa 73:19 - How^H349 they are [fn]destroyed^H8047 in a moment!^H7281
They are utterly^H8552 swept^H5486 away^H5486 by sudden^H1091 terrors!^H1091

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 5:9

Isa 5:9 - In my ears^H241 the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 has sworn, “Surely,^H518^H3808 many^H7227 houses^H1004 shall become^H1961 desolate,^H8047
Even great^H1419 and fine^H2896 ones,^H2896 without^H369 occupants.^H3427

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Isa 13:9 - Behold,^H2009 the day^H3117 of the LORD^H3068 is coming,^H935
Cruel,^H394 with fury^H5678 and burning^H2740 anger,^H639
To make^H7760 the land^H776 a desolation;^H8047
And He will exterminate^H8045 its sinners^H2400 from it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:12

Isa 24:12 - Desolation^H8047 is left^H7604 in the city^H5892
And the gate^H8179 is battered^H3807 to ruins.^H7591

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Jer 2:15 - “The young^H3715 lions^H3715 have roared^H7580 at him,
They have [fn]roared^H5414^H6963 loudly.^H5414^H6963
And they have made^H7896 his land^H776 a waste;^H8047
His cities^H5892 have been destroyed,^H5327 without^H1097 inhabitant.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:7

Jer 4:7 - “A lion^H738 has gone^H5927 up from his thicket,^H5441
And a destroyer^H7843 of nations^H1471 has set^H5265 out;
He has gone^H3318 out from his place^H4725
To make^H7760 your land^H776 a waste.^H8047
Your cities^H5892 will be ruins^H5327
Without^H369 inhabitant.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 5:30

Jer 5:30 - “An appalling^H8047 and horrible^H8186 thing^H8186
Has happened^H1961 in the land:^H776

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:21

Jer 8:21 - For the brokenness^H7667 of the daughter^H1323 of my people^H5971 I am broken;^H7665
I mourn,^H6937 dismay^H8047 has taken^H2388 hold^H2388 of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:16

Jer 18:16 - To make^H7760 their land^H776 a desolation,^H8047
An object of perpetual^H5769 hissing;^H8292
Everyone^H3605 who passes^H5674 by it will be astonished^H8074
And shake^H5110 his head.^H7218

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:8

Jer 19:8 - “I will also make^H7760 this^H2088 city^H5892 a desolation^H8047 and an object of hissing;^H8322 everyone^H3605 who passes^H5674 by it will be astonished^H8074 and hiss^H8319 because^H5921 of all^H3605 its [fn]disasters.^H4347

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:9

Jer 25:9 - behold,^H2009 I will send^H7971 and take^H3947 all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the north,’^H6828 declares^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 ‘and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar^H5019 king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 My servant,^H5650 and will bring^H935 them against^H5921 this^H2088 land^H776 and against^H5921 its inhabitants^H3427 and against^H5921 all^H3605 these^H428 nations^H1471 round^H5439 about;^H5439 and I will [fn]utterly^H2763 destroy^H2763 them and make^H7760 them a horror^H8047 and a hissing,^H8322 and an everlasting^H5769 desolation.^H2723

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:11

Jer 25:11 - ‘This^H2088 whole^H3605 land^H776 will be a desolation^H2723 and a horror,^H8047 and these^H428 nations^H1471 will serve^H5647 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 seventy^H7657 years.^H8141

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:18

Jer 25:18 - Jerusalem^H3389 and the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 and its kings^H4428 and its princes,^H8269 to make^H5414 them a ruin,^H2723 a horror,^H8047 a hissing^H8322 and a curse,^H7045 as it is this^H2088 day;^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 25:38

Jer 25:38 - “He has left^H5800 His hiding^H5520 place^H5520 like the lion;^H3715
For their land^H776 has become^H1961 a horror^H8047
Because^H4480^H6440 of the fierceness^H2740 of the [fn]oppressing^H3238 sword
And because^H4480^H6440 of His fierce^H2740 anger.”^H639

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 29:18

Jer 29:18 - ‘I will pursue^H7291 them with the sword,^H2719 with famine^H7458 and with pestilence;^H1698 and I will make^H5414 them a terror^H2113 to all^H3605 the kingdoms^H4467 of the earth,^H776 to be a curse^H423 and a horror^H8047 and a hissing,^H8322 and a reproach^H2781 among all^H3605 the nations^H1471 where^H834^H8033 I have driven^H5080 them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 42:18

Jer 42:18 - For thus^H3541 says^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 “As My anger^H639 and wrath^H2534 have been poured^H5413 out on the inhabitants^H3427 of Jerusalem,^H3389 so^H3651 My wrath^H2534 will be poured^H5413 out on you when you enter^H935 Egypt.^H4714 And you will become^H1961 a curse,^H7045 an object^H8047 of horror,^H8047 an imprecation^H7045 and a reproach;^H2781 and you will 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 away the remnant^H7611 of Judah^H3063 who^H834 have set^H7760 their [fn]mind^H6440 on entering^H935 the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 to reside^H1481 there,^H8033 and they will all^H3605 [fn]meet^H8552 their end^H8552 in the land^H776 of Egypt;^H4714 they will fall^H5307 by the sword^H2719 and meet^H8552 their end^H8552 by famine.^H7458 Both^H4480 small^H6996 and great^H1419 will die^H4191 by the sword^H2719 and famine;^H7458 and they will become^H1961 a curse,^H7045 an object^H8047 of horror,^H8047 an imprecation^H7045 and a reproach.^H2781

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 44:22

Jer 44:22 - “So the LORD^H3068 was no^H3808 longer^H5750 able^H3201 to endure^H5375 it, because^H4480^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of your deeds,^H4611 because^H4480^H6440 of the abominations^H8441 which^H834 you have committed;^H6213 thus your land^H776 has become^H1961 a ruin,^H2723 an object^H8047 of horror^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 without^H369 an inhabitant,^H3427 as it is this^H2088 day.^H3117

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:19

Jer 46:19 - “Make^H6213 your baggage^H3627 ready^H6213 for exile,^H1473
O daughter^H1323 dwelling^H3427 in Egypt,^H4714
For Memphis^H5297 will become^H1961 a desolation;^H8047
It will even be burned^H3341 down^H3341 and [fn]bereft^H4480^H369 of inhabitants.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:9

Jer 48:9 - “Give^H5414 [fn]wings^H6731 to Moab,^H4124
For she will [fn]flee^H3318 away;^H3318
And her cities^H5892 will become^H1961 a desolation,^H8047
Without^H369 inhabitants^H3427 in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:13

Jer 49:13 - “For I have sworn^H7650 by Myself,” declares^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 “that Bozrah^H1224 will become^H1961 an object^H8047 of horror,^H8047 a reproach,^H2781 a ruin^H2721 and a curse;^H7045 and all^H3605 its cities^H5892 will become^H1961 perpetual^H5769 ruins.”^H2723

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:17

Jer 49:17 - “Edom^H123 will become^H1961 an object^H8047 of horror;^H8047 everyone^H3605 who passes^H5674 by it will be horrified^H8074 and will hiss^H8319 at all^H3605 its wounds.^H4347

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:3

Jer 50:3 - “For a nation^H1471 has come^H5927 up against^H5921 her out of the north;^H6828 it will make^H7896 her land^H776 an object^H8047 of horror,^H8047 and there will be no^H3808 inhabitant^H3427 in it. Both^H4480 man^H120 and beast^H929 have wandered^H5110 off, they have gone^H1980 away!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:23

Jer 50:23 - “How^H349 the hammer^H6360 of the whole^H3605 earth^H776
Has been cut^H1438 off^H1438 and broken!^H7665
How^H349 Babylon^H894 has become^H1961
An object^H8047 of horror^H8047 among the nations!^H1471

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:29

Jer 51:29 - So the land^H776 quakes^H7493 and writhes,^H2342
For the purposes^H4284 of the LORD^H3068 against^H5921 Babylon^H894 stand,^H6965
To make^H7760 the land^H776 of Babylon^H894
[fn]A desolation^H8047 without^H369 inhabitants.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:37

Jer 51:37 - “Babylon^H894 will become^H1961 a heap^H1530 of ruins, a haunt^H4583 of jackals,^H8565
An object^H8047 of horror^H8047 and hissing,^H8322 without^H369 inhabitants.^H3427

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:41

Jer 51:41 - “How^H349 [fn]Sheshak^H8347 has been captured,^H3920
And the praise^H8416 of the whole^H3605 earth^H776 been seized!^H8610
How^H349 Babylon^H894 has become^H1961 an object^H8047 of horror^H8047 among the nations!^H1471

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:43

Jer 51:43 - “Her cities^H5892 have become^H1961 an object^H8047 of horror,^H8047
A parched^H6723 land^H776 and a desert,^H6160
A land^H776 in which^H2004 no^H3808^H3605 man^H376 lives^H3427
And through^H5674 which^H2004 no^H3808 son^H1121 of man^H120 passes.^H5674

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 23:33

Eze 23:33 - ‘You will be filled^H4390 with drunkenness^H7943 and sorrow,^H3015
The cup^H3563 of horror^H8047 and desolation,^H8077
The cup^H3563 of your sister^H269 Samaria.^H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

Hos 5:9 - Ephraim^H669 will become^H1961 a desolation^H8047 in the day^H3117 of rebuke;^H8433
Among the tribes^H7626 of Israel^H3478 I declare^H3045 what is sure.^H539

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 1:7

Joe 1:7 - It has made^H7760 my vine^H1612 a waste^H8047
And my fig^H8384 tree^H8384 [fn]splinters.^H7111
It has stripped^H2834 them bare^H2834 and cast^H7993 them away;^H7993
Their branches^H8299 have become^H3835 white.^H3835

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 6:16

Mic 6:16 - “The statutes^H2708 of Omri^H6018
And all^H3605 the works^H4639 of the house^H1004 of Ahab^H256 are observed;^H8104
And in their devices^H4156 you walk.^H1980
Therefore^H4616 I will give^H5414 you up for destruction^H8047
And [fn]your inhabitants^H3427 for derision,^H8322
And you will bear^H5375 the reproach^H2781 of My people.”^H5971

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Unchecked Copy Box Zep 2:15

Zep 2:15 - This^H2088 is the exultant^H5947 city^H5892
Which dwells^H3427 securely,^H983
Who says^H559 in her heart,^H3824
“I am, and there^H657 is no^H657 one^H657 besides^H5750 me.”
How^H349 she has become^H1961 a desolation,^H8047
A resting^H4769 place^H4769 for beasts!^H2416
Everyone^H3605 who passes^H5674 by her will hiss^H8319
And wave^H5128 his hand^H3027 in contempt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 7:14

Zec 7:14 - “but I [fn]scattered^H5590 them with a storm^H5590 wind^H5590 among^H5921 all^H3605 the nations^H1471 whom^H834 they have not known.^H3045 Thus the land^H776 is desolated^H8074 behind^H310 them [fn]so^H4480 that no^H4480 one went^H5674 back^H7725 and forth,^H5674 for they made^H7760 the pleasant^H2532 land^H776 desolate.”^H8047

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