שִֽׁמְמָה
shi.me.mah
H8077B
H:N-F
Hebrew
desolation
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
shi.me.mah denotes the ruined condition imposed on Mount Seir in Ezekiel 35:7.
The sole attested use names the ruined condition that Mount Seir is to become under the stated judgment in Ezekiel 35:7.
Senses in use
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A place made ruined · dominant
In Ezekiel 35:7, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the declaration that Mount Seir will be made into this condition; the APB renders the clause, “I will make Mount Seir a desolation and a devastation.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezekiel 35:7, the APB presents the clause as making Mount Seir “a desolation and a devastation.” The precise contribution of the noun cannot be separated from the paired wording.