הַ/שֵּׁ֥את

𐤄/𐤔𐤀𐤕

hashet

desolation

from שָׁאָה; devastation; desolation.

H7612

Lamentations 3:47 · Word #5

Lexicon H7612

Lemmaשֵׁאת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤀𐤕
Transliterationshêʼth
Strong'sH7612
In-contextdesolation

Morphology HTd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7612-01

the crashing devastation

Rootשאה (š-ʾ-h)
Core Meaningscrash, roar, lay waste, devastate, desolate
Semantic Rangedevastation, desolation, ruin, waste, tumultuous destruction
Conceptual SignificanceThis term evokes the aftermath of overwhelming destruction, often associated with divine judgment or catastrophic upheaval, highlighting the seriousness of covenantal breach and the totality of resulting ruin in biblical theology.
Morphological NotesNoun, common feminine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). Occurs once in this form.
Rendering RationaleThe noun שֵׁאת derives from the root שאה, conveying the idea of crashing noise and destructive ruin. The form is feminine singular absolute with the definite article, so it is rendered as a singular definite noun—“the crashing devastation”—preserving both the root sense of ruin through violent upheaval and the grammatical singularity.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שאה (crash, roar, lay waste, devastate, desolate)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7588-01 beshaon in roaring tumult
H7722-01 beshoah in rushing devastation
H7716-01 haseh the flock-member

Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Lamentations 3:47 הַ/שֵּׁ֥את hashet desolation