Strong's H8074 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm)

Pronunciation: shaw-mame'

POS: shaw-mame' Morph: v

Exegesis: a primitive root;

Definition: a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense); make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.

KJV Usage: make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy
• 2. 1a) (Qal)
• 3. 1a1) to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled
• 4. 1a2) to be appalled, be awestruck
• 5. 1b) (Niphal)
• 6. 1b1) to be desolated, be made desolate
• 7. 1b2) to be appalled
• 8. 1c) (Polel)
• 9. 1c1) to be stunned
• 10. 1c2) appalling, causing horror (participle)
• 11. 1c2a) horror-causer, appaller (subst)
• 12. 1d) (Hiphil)
• 13. 1d1) to devastate, ravage, make desolated
• 14. 1d2) to appal, show horror
• 15. 1e) (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated
• 16. 1f) (Hithpolel)
• 17. 1f1) to cause to be desolate
• 18. 1f2) to be appalled, be astounded
• 19. 1f3) to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G390
• GREEK G622
• GREEK G818
• GREEK G853
• GREEK G1311
• GREEK G1590
• GREEK G1605
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• GREEK G1863
• GREEK G2048
• GREEK G2049
• GREEK G2050
• GREEK G2295
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• GREEK G2704
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• GREEK G4937
• GREEK G5015

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