The meaning of “שָׁמֵם”
Understanding shâmêm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be des...
שָׁמֵם
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. - to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) 1) to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled 1a2) to be appalled, be awestruck 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be desolated, be made desolate 1b2) to be appalled 1c) (Polel) 1c1) to be stunned 1c2) appalling, causing horror (participle) 1c2a) horror-causer, appaller (subst) 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to devastate, ravage, make desolated 1d2) to appal, show horror 1e) (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated 1f) (Hithpolel) 1f1) to cause to be desolate 1f2) to be appalled, be astounded 1f3) to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 26:34 | “Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies’ land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.” Word: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) | |
| 1 Kings 9:8 | “And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the Lord done thus unto this land, and to this house?” Word: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) | |
| Psalms 79:7 | “For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place.” Word: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) | |
| Lamentations 3:11 | “He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in pieces: he hath made me desolate.” Word: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) | |
| Joel 1:17 | “The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.” Word: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) |
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