שממה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־מ־ם‎ (š-m-m)

Alternative forms

Noun

שְׁמָמָה or שִׁמְמָה • (shemamá or shimemá) f (plural indefinite שְׁמָמוֹת‎, singular construct שִׁמְמַת־‎)

  1. empty area, emptiness, desolation, waste
    Synonyms: חורבן \ חֻרְבָּן‎ (khurbán), שאייה \ שְׁאִיָּה‎ (she'iyá), שַׁמָּה‎ (shamá), הֶרֶס‎ (herés)
    ‏הם עושים שממה וקוראים לה שלום.‎‎ ― They make a waste and call it peace.
    • Isaiah 1:7, with translation of the New International Version:
      ‏אַרְצְכֶם שְׁמָמָה עָרֵיכֶם שְׂרֻפֹות אֵשׁ‎
      Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire:
    • Ezekiel 7:27, with translation of the King James Version:
      ‏הַמֶּלֶךְ יִתְאַבָּל וְנָשִׂיא יִלְבַּשׁ שְׁמָמָה […]‎‎
      The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, […]
    • Ezekiel 35:7, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      ‏וְנָֽתַתִּי אֶת־הַר שֵׂעִיר לְשִֽׁמְמָה וּשְׁמָמָה וְהִכְרַתִּי מִמֶּנּוּ עֹבֵר וָשָֽׁב׃‎‎
      I will make Mount Seir a waste and a desolation, and I will cut off from it all who come and go.

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