Original: שָׁמֵם

Transliteration: shâmêm

Phonetic: shaw-mame'

Short Definition: Make amazed

Original: שׁמם

Transliteration: shâmêm

Phonetic: shaw-mame'

BDB Definition:

1. to be desolate, be appalled, stun, stupefy
   1. (Qal)
      1. to be desolated, be deflowered, be deserted, be appalled
      2. to be appalled, be awestruck
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be desolated, be made desolate
      2. to be appalled
   3. (Polel)
      1. to be stunned
      2. appalling, causing horror (participle)
         1. horror-causer, appaller (substantive)
   4. (Hiphil)
      1. to devastate, ravage, make desolated
      2. to appal, show horror
   5. (Hophal) to lay desolate, be desolated
   6. (Hithpolel)
      1. to cause to be desolate
      2. to be appalled, be astounded
      3. to cause oneself desolation, cause oneself ruin

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2409

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4923, H8037, H8047, H8048, H8054, H8060, H8076, H8077, H8078