i denotes a devastated place or accumulated ruins, especially in descriptions of Samaria and Jerusalem.

The attested use describes places reduced to devastation: Samaria is set to become a ruined site, while Jerusalem is described as becoming ruins or a heap amid images of plowing and destruction.

1. A place made desolate or left in ruins · dominant

   In Micah 1:6, the singular construct form occurs in the declaration that Samaria will be made a devastated site, followed by stones being poured into the valley and foundations uncovered. The plural absolute forms describe Jerusalem's destruction in Jeremiah 26:18, Micah 3:12, and Psalm 79:1; in Psalm 79:1 the APB renders the clause “they have made Jerusalem a heap of ruins.”

   Micah 1:6Jeremiah 26:18Micah 3:12Psalm 79:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “a ruin” for Samaria and Jerusalem, “a heap” in Jeremiah 26:18, and “a heap of ruins” in Psalm 79:1. These are clause-level presentations rather than fixed translations of the term.