Hebrew word

shammâh

sham-maw'

שַׁמָּה

What it means

ruin

ruin; by implication, consternation

Where it comes from

from shâmêm (שָׁמֵם)

How the King James translates it

astonishment13
desolation11
desolate9
waste3
desolations1
wonderful1

Every place it appears 38

Deuteronomy28:37

2 Kings22:19

2 Chronicles29:8 30:7

Psalms46:8 73:19

Isaiah5:9 13:9 24:12

Jeremiah2:15 4:7 5:30 8:21 18:16 19:8 25:9 25:11 25:18 25:38 29:18 42:18 44:12 44:22 46:19 48:9 49:13 49:17 50:3 50:23 51:29 51:37 51:41 51:43

Ezekiel23:33

Hosea5:9

Joel1:7

Micah6:16

Zephaniah2:15

shammâh — Hebrew word meaning “ruin”