shamem (H8076) — Hebrew Word Study — MannaFest

Hebrew · Strong's H8076

שָׁמֵם

shamemshaw-mame'

ruined

1890 spelling: shâmêm

Gematria 380· 940 mispar gadol

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

ruined

Rendered in the KJV as

desolate.

6
occurrencesin the Old Testament
5 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
6
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 6 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 6

הַשָּׁמֵ֑ם1
הַשֹּֽׁמְמוֹת֙1
וְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔ה1
לִשְׁמָמָ֔ה1
שֹׁמֵֽם׃1
שֹֽׁמֵמָ֔ה1

How it is rendered · 4

desolate2
the desolate2
and a desolate [woman]1
into a desolation1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
preposition + noun · feminine singular1
the definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singular1
the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine plural1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular1
verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Vqrfsa · 1
HR/Ncfsa · 1
HTd/Aamsa · 1
HTd/Vqrfpa · 1
HVqrfsa · 1
HVqrmsa · 1

All 6, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Lamentations2 of 6 · 33%
2 Samuel1 of 6 · 17%
Jeremiah1 of 6 · 17%
Ezekiel1 of 6 · 17%
Daniel1 of 6 · 17%

Lamentations carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 13:20וְשֹׁ֣מֵמָ֔הveshomemahconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singularHer brother Absalom said to her, “Has your brother Amnon been with you? Be quiet for now, my sister. He is your brother. Do not take this thing to heart.” So Tamar lived as a desolate woman in the house of her brother Absalom.here: and a desolate [woman]

Jeremiah1 occurrence

Jeremiah 12:11לִשְׁמָמָ֔הlishmamahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThey have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.here: into a desolation

Lamentations2 occurrences

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 36:4הַשֹּֽׁמְמוֹת֙hashomemotthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine pluraltherefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and abandoned cities, which have become a spoil and a mockery to the rest of the nations around you.here: the desolate

Daniel1 occurrence

Daniel 9:17הַשָּׁמֵ֑םhashamemthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · masculine singularSo now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of Your servant. For Your sake, O Lord, cause Your face to shine upon Your desolate sanctuary.here: the desolate

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled שָׁמֵם

H8074 · 86×

שָׁמֵם

shamem

“to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)”

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