H8076 שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) shaw-mame'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

devastated

Strong's Definition

ruined

Derivation: from H8074 (שָׁמֵם);

KJV Usage: desolate.

TWOT Reference: 2409a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) devastated, deserted, desolate

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁמֵם (sha.mem) — devastated. devastated, deserted, desolate

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שָׁמֵם (H8076)

adj · שׁמם

Non-Contain

desolate = state in which an area has become empty as a result of destruction and depopulation

JER 12:11 · LAM 5:18 · DAN 9:17

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁמֵם adj. devastated base

Bible Occurrences (6)

13:20

12:11

1:13 3:11

36:4

9:17

2 Samuel 13:20

Her 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.

Jeremiah 12:11

They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart.

Lamentations 1:13

He sent fire from on high, and it overpowered my bones. He spread a net for my feet and turned me back. He made me desolate, faint all the day long.

Lamentations 3:11

He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.

Ezekiel 36:4

therefore, 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.

Daniel 9:17

So 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.