The meaning of “שְׁמָמָה”
Understanding shᵉmâmâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or שִׁמָמָה shimâmâh (shee-mam-aw'); feminine of שָׁמֵם (laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste. - devastation - figu...
שְׁמָמָה
or שִׁמָמָה shimâmâh (shee-mam-aw'); feminine of שָׁמֵם (laid, [idiom] most) desolate(-ion), waste. - devastation - figuratively, astonishment 1) devastation, waste, desolation
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 23:29 | “I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.” Word: שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh) | |
| Joshua 8:28 | “And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day.” Word: שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh) | |
| Jeremiah 32:43 | “And fields shall be bought in this land, whereof ye say, It is desolate without man or beast; it is given into the hand of the Chaldeans.” Word: שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh) | |
| Joel 2:20 | “But I will remove far off from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come up, because he hath done great things.” Word: שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh) | |
| Zephaniah 2:9 | “Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and saltpits, and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.” Word: שְׁמָמָה (shᵉmâmâh) |
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