מְשַׁמָּה
me.sham.mahdevastationHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine7 occurrences3 books7 verses
Definition
from H8074; a waste or amazement
Traditional renderings: astonishment, desolate.
Traditional renderings: astonishment, desolate.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders מְשַׁמָּה:
- ἔρημοςerēmos“deserted”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
7 total
- Isaiah 15:6מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת · dried upThe waters of Nimrim are dried up, and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone, and the greenery is no more.
- Jeremiah 48:34לִמְשַׁמּ֖וֹת · have dried upThere is a cry from Heshbon to Elealeh; they raise their voices to Jahaz, from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-shelishiyah; for even the waters of Nimrim have dried up.
- Ezekiel 5:15וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה · and a horrorSo you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.
- Ezekiel 6:14וּמְשַׁמָּה֙ · wasteI will stretch out My hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Ezekiel 33:28וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה · wasteI will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
- Ezekiel 33:29וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה · wasteThen they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’
- Ezekiel 35:3וּמְשַׁמָּֽה׃ · waste…and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste.