Know the Word.

Hebrew word

mᵉshôwʼâh

meh-o-aw'

מְשׁוֹאָה

What it means

ruin, abstractly or concretely

(a) ruin, abstractly (the act) or concretely (the wreck)

Where it comes from

or מְשֹׁאָה; from the same as shôwʼ (שׁוֹא)

How the King James translates it

  • waste1
  • desolation1

Every place it appears 2

Zephaniah1:15
mᵉshôwʼâh — Hebrew word meaning “ruin, abstractly or concrete”