What does מִדְבָּר · שְׁמָמָה mean in the Bible?
מִדְבָּר · שְׁמָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wilderness of desolation; desolate waste".
Hebrew · H4057, H8077
מִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה
A pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs) · devastation ; figuratively, astonishment
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מִדְבָּר H4057 a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert ; also speech (including its organs)
Pronunciation midbar
Open grazing land metonymically shifted to wilderness; also designates the mouth as an organ of speech.
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שְׁמָמָה H8077 devastation ; figuratively, astonishment
Pronunciation šĕmāmāh
Desolation that stuns: physical ruin so complete it evokes speechless shock and bewilderment.
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What does מִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה (miḏbar šəmāmāh) mean in the Bible?
מִדְבָּר · שְׁמָמָה is a Hebrew phrase meaning "wilderness of desolation; desolate waste".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4057, H8077?
H4057, H8077 is connected to 329 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. wilderness of desolation; desolate waste
Strong's H4057, H8077
Lexical occurrences 329 verses Source Gloss
wilderness of desolation; desolate waste
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִדְבַּר שְׁמָמָה is built from this root:
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