שָׁמֵם
shâmêm(shaw-mame')
“to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)”
93 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense)
Translated in KJV as
make amazedbe astonied(be an) astonish(-ment)(be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places)be destitutedestroy (self)(lay, lie, make) wastewonder.
Etymology
a primitive root;
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2 of 93
“And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.”