The meaning of “יָשַׁם”
Understanding yâsham reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be desolate. - to lie waste 1) (Qal) to ruin, be desolate
יָשַׁם
be desolate. - to lie waste 1) (Qal) to ruin, be desolate
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 47:19 | “Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.” Word: יָשַׁם (yâsham) | |
| Ezekiel 6:6 | “In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.” Word: יָשַׁם (yâsham) | |
| Ezekiel 12:19 | “And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.” Word: יָשַׁם (yâsham) | |
| Ezekiel 19:7 | “And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.” Word: יָשַׁם (yâsham) |
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