shet denotes devastation presented alongside breaking in a lamenting clause.

The attested use presents devastation as part of a paired statement of calamity, set alongside “the breaking” in Lamentations 3:47.

1. Devastation within a statement of calamity · dominant

   In Lamentations 3:47, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause that the APB renders “the devastation and the breaking,” presenting devastation alongside breaking as calamities that have become the speakers’ lot.

   Lamentations 3:47

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Lamentations 3:47, the APB presents the noun in the paired expression “the devastation and the breaking.” The term’s individual English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.