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Lexicon :: Strong's H8074 - šāmēm

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שָׁמֵם
Transliteration
šāmēm
Pronunciation
shaw-mame'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2409

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁמֵם shâmêm, shaw-mame'; a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense):—make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x

The KJV translates Strong's H8074 in the following manner: desolate (49x), astonished (20x), desolation (7x), waste (5x), destroy (3x), wondered (2x), amazed (1x), astonishment (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 92x
The KJV translates Strong's H8074 in the following manner: desolate (49x), astonished (20x), desolation (7x), waste (5x), destroy (3x), wondered (2x), amazed (1x), astonishment (1x), miscellaneous (4x).
  1. to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled

      2. to be appalled, be awestruck

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be desolated, be made desolate

      2. to be appalled

    3. (Polel)

      1. to be stunned

      2. appalling, causing horror (participle)

        1. horror-causer, appaller (subst)

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to devastate, ravage, make desolated

      2. to appal, show horror

    5. (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated

    6. (Hithpolel)

      1. to cause to be desolate

      2. to be appalled, be astounded

      3. to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁמֵם shâmêm, shaw-mame'; a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense):—make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.
STRONGS H8074: Abbreviations
† [שָׁמֵם] verb be desoleted, appalled (connection of meanings not clear) (Late Hebrew id.; Jewish-Aramaic שְׁמַם Ithp. be dazed); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular שָׁמֵ֑מָה Ezekiel 35:15, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשֹּׁם; 1 Kings 9:8 +, 3rd person masculine plural יָשֹּׁ֫מּוּ Job 17:8; Psalm 40:16, etc.; Imperative masculine plural שֹׁ֫מוּ Jeremiah 2:19; Infinitive construct (?) metaplastic שַׁמוֺת Ezekiel 36:3 (Ges§ 67r, but see infra); — תֵּשַׁם, etc. (see [יָשַׁם]) are placed here by most; Ezekiel 6:6 reads תִּישָׁ֑מְנָה, see Ges § 67 p dd; — Participle שׁוֺמֵם Lamentations 3:11 (see also Pō`); feminine שֹׁמֵמָ֔ה (Ges§ 84a s) 2 Samuel 13:20 +; plural שׁוֺמֵמִין Lamentations 1:14, etc.; —
1. be desolated, of Tamar 2 Samuel 13:20 (i.e. deflowered, or deserted; others appalled), of person elsewhere late Lamentations 1:16; נְתָנַנִי שֹׁמֵמָה Lamentations 1:13, שָׂמַ֫נִי שׁ׳ Lamentations 3:11; participle as feminine noun בְּנֵי שׁוֺמֵמָה Isaiah 54:1 (opposed to בְּעוּלָה) [Daniel 8:13Pō`.]; usually of land, etc. (sometimes=deserted), Isaiah 49:8; Ezekiel 33:28 (מֵאֵין עוֺבֵר), Ezekiel 35:12 (read שָֽׁמְמוּ Qr Co Toy Krae; >Kt שׁממה), Ezekiel 35:15; הֶחְָרָבוֺת הַשֹּׁמִמוֺת Ezekiel 36:4 (|| הֶעָרִים הַנֱּעֶזָבוֺת שַׁמּוֺת) Ezekiel 36:3 is probably corrupt, Co שְׁאָט as Ezekiel 36:5, Hi-Sm from שׁמה = נשׁם, Toy reads נָשֹׁם, Krae נָשֹׁם; — participle feminine plural as noun = desolate places Isaiah 49:19; Isaiah 61:4 (both || חֳרָבוֺת), Isaiah 61:4 (compare שְׁמָמָה Isaiah 62:4); = desolations Daniel 9:18, 26.
2. be appalled, awestruck, usually at (עַל) judgments on others, Leviticus 26:32 (H), Jeremiah 2:12 (see II. [חָרֵב]), Ezekiel 26:16; Ezekiel 27:35; Ezekiel 28:19; Isaiah 52:14; Job 17:8, compare 1 Kings 9:8 2 Chronicles 7:12; Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 49:17; Jeremiah 50:13; on oneself Psalm 40:16 (עַלעֵֿקֶב). — Isaiah 42:14 see [נשׁם].
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נָשַׁ֫מָּה Jeremiah 12:11 +, 3rd person plural נָשַׁ֫נּוּ Zephaniah 3:6 +; Participle feminine נְשַׁמָּה Ezekiel 36:34 +, etc.; — = Qal:
1. be desolated, of roads Leviticus 26:22 (H), Isaiah 33:8, bamoth Amos 7:9 (|| יֶחֱרָ֑בוּ), altars Ezekiel 6:4; compare Ezekiel 25:3; Ezekiel 32:15; Zephaniah 3:6; Zechariah 7:14; Joel 1:17; Psalm 69:26; of lands Ezekiel 29:12; Ezekiel 30:7; Ezekiel 36:34, 35, cities Isaiah 54:3 (opposed to יוֺשִׁיבוּ), compare Ezekiel 36:35; Amos 9:14; Jeremiah 33:10; הַנְּשַׁמָּה Ezekiel 36:36 the desolated (that is, land, in figure).
2. be appalled Jeremiah 4:9; Lamentations 4:5; Ezekiel 4:17; Ezekiel 30:7, with עַל of thing Job 18:20.
Pō`. Participle
1. וֵָֽֽֽאשְׁבָה מְשׁוֺמֵם Ezra 9:3I sat appalled, compare Ezra 9:4
2. transitive appalling, causing horror (DrDan 150 f.): (הַ)שִּׁקּוּץ מְשֹׁמֵם Daniel 11:31, + perhaps Daniel 9:27a (see שִׁקּוּץ); so also שֹׁמֵם שִׁוּ׳ Daniel 12:11 (on שׁ׳ see Ges§ 52s), שֹׁמֵם הַפֶּשַׁע Daniel 8:13 the crime causing horror, and שׁ׳ as noun horror-causer, appaller, Daniel 9:27b.
Hiph. Perfect 2nd person masculine singular הֲשִׁמּ֫וֺתָ Job 16:7, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַשּׁים (Ges§ 67y) Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45, 3rd person masculine plural suffix וַיְשִׁמֵּם 1 Samuel 5:6, 1st person plural נַשִּׁים Numbers 21:30, etc.; Imperative masculine plural הָשַׁמּוּ (Ges§ 67v) Job 21:5; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁמֵם Micah 6:13; Participle מַשְׁמִים Ezekiel 3:15; —
1. devastate, ravage, accusative of person 1 Samuel 5:6; Ezekiel 20:26; Hosea 2:14 (figurative of vine), Job 16:7; accusative of location Leviticus 26:31, 32 (H) Jeremiah 10:25; Ezekiel 30:12, 14; Psalm 79:7, so (accusative omitted) Numbers 21:30 (poem in J E), Micah 6:13; — Ezekiel 14:8 see שִׂים Hiph.
2.
a. appal, accusative of person, with עַל at, Jeremiah 49:20; Jeremiah 50:45; Ezekiel 32:10.
b. inwardly transitive, וָאֵשֵׁב מִשׁ׳ Ezekiel 3:15 shewing horror, Job 21:5 (Bu Niph. הִשַּׁמוּ).
Hoph. Infinitive construct כָּליְֿמֵי הָשַּׁמָּה (that is הָאָרֶץ) Leviticus 26:34 (H) all the days of (its) being desolate, so Leviticus 26:35; 2 Chronicles 36:21; Aramaizing, בָּהְשַׁמָּה (Ges§ 67y) Leviticus 26:43.
Hithpō`. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁתּוֺמֵם Psalm 143:4, etc.; —
1. be appalled, astounded, כִּי that, because, Isaiah 59:16; Isaiah 63:5; עַל of thing Daniel 8:27; עבּתוֺכִי יִשְׁתּ׳ Psalm 143:4 (compare 1st person plural נשתומם Ecclus. 43:24).
2. cause oneself desolation, ruin, Ecclesiastes 7:16.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8075.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:22; 26:31; 26:32; 26:32; 26:34; 26:35; 26:43

Numbers

21:30; 21:30

1 Samuel

5:6; 5:6

2 Samuel

13:20; 13:20

1 Kings

9:8; 9:8

2 Chronicles

7:12; 36:21

Ezra

9:3; 9:4

Job

16:7; 16:7; 17:8; 17:8; 18:20; 21:5; 21:5

Psalms

40:16; 40:16; 69:26; 79:7; 143:4; 143:4

Ecclesiastes

7:16

Isaiah

33:8; 42:14; 49:8; 49:19; 52:14; 54:1; 54:3; 59:16; 61:4; 61:4; 62:4; 63:5

Jeremiah

2:12; 2:19; 4:9; 10:25; 12:11; 18:16; 19:8; 33:10; 49:17; 49:20; 49:20; 50:13; 50:45; 50:45

Lamentations

1:13; 1:14; 1:16; 3:11; 3:11; 4:5

Ezekiel

3:15; 3:15; 4:17; 6:4; 6:6; 14:8; 20:26; 25:3; 26:16; 27:35; 28:19; 29:12; 30:7; 30:7; 30:12; 30:14; 32:10; 32:15; 33:28; 35:12; 35:15; 35:15; 36:3; 36:3; 36:4; 36:5; 36:34; 36:34; 36:35; 36:35; 36:36

Daniel

8:13; 8:13; 8:27; 9:18; 9:26; 9:27; 9:27; 11:31; 12:11

Hosea

2:14

Joel

1:17

Amos

7:9; 9:14

Micah

6:13; 6:13

Zephaniah

3:6; 3:6

Zechariah

7:14

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8074 matches the Hebrew שָׁמֵם (šāmēm),
which occurs 86 times in 80 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 2 / 2 (Eze 20:26–Zep 3:6)

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:26 - and I pronounced them unclean because of their gifts, in that they made all [fn]their firstborn pass through the fire so that I might make H8074 them desolate H8074, in order that they might know that I am the LORD.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 25:3 - and say to the sons of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord [fn]GOD! This is what the Lord GOD says: “Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against My sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made H8074 desolate H8074, and against the house of Judah when they went into exile,
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:16 - “Then all the princes of the sea will descend from their thrones, remove their robes, and strip off their colorfully woven garments. They will clothe themselves with [fn]trembling; they will sit on the ground, tremble again and again, and be H8074 appalled H8074 at you.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:35 -

‘All the inhabitants of the coastlands

Are H8074 appalled H8074 at you,

And their kings are horribly afraid;

They [fn]have a troubled look.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:19 -

“All who know you among the peoples

Are H8074 appalled H8074 at you;

You have become [fn]terrified

And you will cease to be forever.”’”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:12 - “So I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the midst of deserted H8074 lands. And her cities, in the midst of cities that are laid waste, will be desolate for forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the lands.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:7 -

“They will be H8074 desolate H8074

In the midst of the desolated H8074 lands;

And her cities will be

In the midst of the devastated cities.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:12 -

“Moreover, I will make the Nile canals dry

And sell the land into the hands of evil men.

And I will make H8074 the land desolate H8074

And [fn]all that is in it,

By the hand of strangers; I the LORD have spoken.”

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 30:14 -

“I will make H8074 Pathros desolate H8074,

Set a fire in Zoan

And execute judgments on [fn]Thebes.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:10 - “And I will make H8074 many peoples appalled H8074 at you, and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword before them; and they will tremble again and again, every person for his own life, on the day of your fall.”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:15 -

“When I make the land of Egypt a desolation,

And the land is destitute H8074 of that which filled it,

When I strike all those who live in it,

Then they shall know that I am the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:28 - “And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and the pride of her power will be brought to an end; and the mountains of Israel will be H8074 deserted H8074 so that no one will pass through.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:12 - “Then you will know [fn]that I, the LORD, have heard all your insults which you have spoken against the mountains of Israel saying, ‘They are H8074 desolate H8074; they have been given to us as food.’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 35:15 - “As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was H8074 desolate H8074, so I will do to you. You will be a desolation, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:3 - therefore prophesy and say, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: “[fn]For good reason they have made H8074 you desolate H8074 and harassed you from every side, so that you would become a possession of the rest of the nations; and you have been taken up in the [fn]talk and the rumor of the people.”’”
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:34 - “The desolated H8074 land will be cultivated instead of being a desolation in the sight of everyone who passes by.
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:35 - “And they will say, ‘This desolated H8074 land has become like the Garden of Eden; and the waste, desolated H8074 and ruined cities are fortified and inhabited.’
Unchecked Copy BoxEze 36:36 - “Then the nations around you that are left will know that I, the LORD, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolated H8074; I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:13 - Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that particular one who was speaking, “How long will the vision about the regular sacrifice apply, [fn]while the offense causes H8074 horror H8074, so as to allow both the sanctuary and the army [fn]to be trampled?”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 8:27 -

Then I, Daniel, was [fn]exhausted and sick for days. Then I got up and carried on the king’s business; but I was H8074 astounded H8074 at the vision, and there was no one to explain it.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:26 - “Then after the sixty-two weeks, the [fn]Messiah will be cut off and have [fn]nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And [fn]its end will come with a flood; even to the end [fn]there will be war; desolations H8074 are determined.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:27 - “And he will confirm a covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of [fn]abominations will come the one who [fn]makes H8074 desolate H8074, until a complete destruction, one that is [fn]decreed, gushes forth on the one who [fn]makes H8074 desolate H8074.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 11:31 - “Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination [fn]of desolation H8074.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:11 - “And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination [fn]of desolation H8074 is set up, there will be 1,290 days.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:12 -

“And I will destroy H8074 her vines and fig trees,

Of which she said, ‘They are my wages for prostitution

Which my lovers have given me.’

And I will turn them into a forest,

And the animals of the field will devour them.

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 1:17 -

The [fn]seeds have dried up under their shovels;

The storehouses have become H8074 desolate H8074,

The grain silos are ruined,

Because the grain has dried up.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 7:9 -

“The high places of Isaac will become H8074 deserted H8074,

And the sanctuaries of Israel will be in ruins.

Then I will rise up against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 9:14 -

“I will also restore the fortunes of My people Israel,

And they will rebuild the desolated H8074 cities and live in them;

They will also plant vineyards and drink their wine,

And make gardens and eat their fruit.

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 6:13 -

“So also I will make you sick, striking you down,

Making H8074 you desolate H8074 because of your sins.

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:6 -

“I have eliminated nations;

Their corner towers are H8074 deserted H8074.

I have laid waste their streets,

With no one passing by;

Their cities have been laid waste,

Without a person, without an inhabitant.


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