Shamem

The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon

Strong's Number: 08074

Original Word	Word Origin
~mX	a primitive root
Transliterated Word	TDNT Entry
Shamem	TWOT - 2409
Phonetic Spelling	Parts of Speech
shaw-mame'	Verb

Definition

to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy
1. (Qal)
  1. to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled
  2. to be appalled, be awestruck
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be desolated, be made desolate
  2. to be appalled
3. (Polel)
  1. to be stunned
  2. appalling, causing horror (participle) 1c
4. horror-causer, appaller (subst)
5. (Hiphil)
  1. to devastate, ravage, make desolated
  2. to appal, show horror
6. (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated
7. (Hithpolel)
  1. to cause to be desolate
  2. to be appalled, be astounded
  3. to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin

King James Word Usage - Total: 92

desolate 49, astonished 20, desolation 7, waste 5, destroy 3, wondered 2, amazed 1, astonishment 1, miscellaneous 4

KJV Verse Count
Leviticus	6
Numbers	1
1 Samuel	1
2 Samuel	1
1 Kings	1
2 Chronicles	2
Ezra	2
Job	4
Psalms	4
Ecclesiastes	1
Isaiah	10
Jeremiah	11
Lamentations	6
Ezekiel	23
Daniel	7
Hosea	1
Joel	1
Amos	2
Micah	1
Zephaniah	1
Zechariah	1

Total	87

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Bibliography Information

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shamem". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". .

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