שַׁמָּהshammâh
waste, appalment
Pronunciation: sham-maw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8047
Meanings
1. a waste, of land, city, etc. (Hosea 5:9; Isaiah 5:9; Isaiah 13:9)
2. appalment, horror, i.e. occasion of it (Deuteronomy 28:37; 2 Kings 22:19; Micah 6:16)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 39 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 28:37 You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the Lord sends you.
- 2 Kings 22:19 You were sorry and humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I said against this city and its people—that this land would be cursed and become desolate. You tore your clothing in despair and wept before me in repentance. And I have indeed heard you, says the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 29:8 “That is why the Lord’s anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes.
- 2 Chronicles 30:7 Do not be like your ancestors and relatives who abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and became an object of derision, as you yourselves can see.
- Psalms 46:8 Come, see the glorious works of the Lord: See how he brings destruction upon the world.
- Psalms 73:19 In an instant they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors.
See every passage
- Deuteronomy 28:37
- 2 Kings 22:19
- 2 Chronicles 29:8, 30:7
- Psalms 46:8, 73:19
- Isaiah 5:9, 13:9, 24:12
- Jeremiah 2:15, 4:7, 5:30, 8:21, 18:16, 19:8, 25:9, 25:11, 25:18, 25:38, 29:18, 42:18, 44:12, 44:22, 46:19, 48:9, 49:13, 49:17, 50:3, 50:23, 51:29, 51:37, 51:41, 51:43
- Ezekiel 23:33
- Hosea 5:9
- Joel 1:7
- Micah 6:16
- Zephaniah 2:15
- Zechariah 7:14
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).