Strong H8077H8077Gשִֽׁמְמָה

Desolate

One of the 3 senses of Strong H8077

Transliteration
shemâmâh shimâmâh
Pronunciation
{shem-aw-maw'} shee-mam-aw'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Feminine)

Definition

devastation, waste, desolation
Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

General definition

Feminine of H8076; devastation; figuratively astonishment: - ({laid} X most) desolate ({-ion}) waste.

In the biblical story

Jerusalem

The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Jerusalem, the capital of Israel and a holy city for Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

In the Bible

Strong H8077G appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • desolate1

First verses

  1. Isaiah 62:4
    Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi–bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
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