שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) — Make Amazed

Hebrew word study: שָׁמֵם (shâmêm), Strong's H8074. to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)

HebrewStrong's H8074
Quick definition
Hebrew word
שָׁמֵם (shâmêm)
Pronounced: shaw-mame'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

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

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: 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.

Where this word appears

Strong's H8074 is tagged on 86 words in 81 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 26:22 and last appears in Zechariah 7:14.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

he will be appalled ×6and I will devastate ×5and they will be appalled ×4and they will be desolate ×3appalled ×3desolate ×3desolating ×3made desolate ×3they are desolate ×3being made desolate it ×2they are appalled ×2they have devastated ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וְנָשַׁמּוּ ×6יִשֹּׁם ×6נָשַׁמּוּ ×5וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִי ×4נְשַׁמּוֹת ×4הַנְּשַׁמָּה ×3וְשָׁמְמוּ ×3מְשׁוֹמֵם ×3נָשַׁמָּה ×3שָׁמְמוּ ×3

Books where it appears most

Ezekiel ×23Jeremiah ×11Isaiah ×10Daniel ×8Leviticus ×7Job ×4Psalms ×4Lamentations ×4

Verses (first 25 of 81)

  • Leviticus 26:22 — וְנָשַׁמּוּ — and they will be desolate
  • Leviticus 26:31 — וַהֲשִׁמּוֹתִי — and I will devastate
  • Leviticus 26:32 — וַהֲשִׁמֹּתִי — and I will devastate
  • Leviticus 26:34 — הֳשַׁמָּה — being made desolate it
  • Leviticus 26:35 — הָשַּׁמָּה — being made desolate it
  • Leviticus 26:43 — בָּהְשַׁמָּה — when is made desolate it
  • Numbers 21:30 — וַנַּשִּׁים — and we have devastated
  • 1 Samuel 5:6 — וַיְשִׁמֵּם — and he devastated them
  • 1 Kings 9:8 — יִשֹּׁם — he will be appalled
  • 2 Chronicles 7:21 — יִשֹּׁם — he will be appalled
  • 2 Chronicles 36:21 — הָשַּׁמָּה — the desolation of it
  • Ezra 9:3 — מְשׁוֹמֵם — appalled
  • Ezra 9:4 — מְשׁוֹמֵם — appalled
  • Job 16:7 — הֲשִׁמּוֹתָ — you have devastated
  • Job 17:8 — יָשֹׁמּוּ — they are appalled
  • Job 18:20 — נָשַׁמּוּ — they are appalled
  • Job 21:5 — וְהָשַׁמּוּ — and be appalled
  • Psalms 40:15 — יָשֹׁמּוּ — may they be appalled
  • Psalms 69:25 — נְשַׁמָּה — made desolate
  • Psalms 79:7 — הֵשַׁמּוּ — they have devastated
  • Psalms 143:4 — יִשְׁתּוֹמֵם — it is appalled
  • Ecclesiastes 7:16 — תִּשּׁוֹמֵם — will you destroy yourself
  • Isaiah 33:8 — נָשַׁמּוּ — they have been made desolate
  • Isaiah 49:8 — שֹׁמֵמוֹת — desolate
  • Isaiah 49:19 — וְשֹׁמְמֹתַיִךְ — and desolate places your

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H4923 מְשַׁמָּה (mᵉshammâh), H8037 שַׁמָּא (Shammâʼ), H8047 שַׁמָּה (shammâh), H8051 שַׁמּוּעַ (Shammûwaʻ), H8052 שְׁמוּעָה (shᵉmûwʻâh), H8075 שְׁמַם (shᵉmam), H8076 שָׁמֵם (shâmêm), H8078 שִׁמָּמוֹן (shimmâmôwn), H8079 שְׂמָמִית (sᵉmâmîyth).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does shâmêm (H8074) mean?

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

How is H8074 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H8074 as: 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..

How often does שָׁמֵם (shâmêm) appear?

Strong's H8074 is tagged on 86 words in 81 verses across 20 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 26:22 and last appears in Zechariah 7:14.