הַשְׁמֵ֖ם
𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤌
hashemem
making desolate
a primitive root; to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense); make amazed, be astonied, (be an) astonish(-ment), (be, bring into, unto, lay, lie, make) desolate(-ion, places), be destitute, destroy (self), (lay, lie, make) waste, wonder.
Micah 6:13 · Word #5
Lexicon H8074
| Lemma | שָׁמֵם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shâmêm |
| Strong's | H8074 |
| In-context | making desolate |
Morphology HVha
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb |
SIBI-P1 H8074-06
cause to be desolated!
| Root | שׁמם (sh-m-m) |
| Core Meanings | desolation, devastation, appalled silence, stunned ruin |
| Semantic Range | to devastate, lay waste, cause ruin; to make appalled or stunned; to render deserted; to bring into a state of shocked desolation |
| Conceptual Significance | שׁמם often describes the aftermath of divine judgment—cities laid waste, lands emptied, or people stunned in horror. It evokes both physical ruin and the numbing astonishment that accompanies catastrophic judgment, underscoring the seriousness of covenant breach and the awe of YHWH’s acts. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil imperative masculine singular of שָׁמֵם. The Hiphil stem expresses causation; the form is a second person masculine singular command. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שׁמם conveys the state of being desolate, devastated, or appalled into silence. In the Hiphil stem it takes a causative force, meaning "to cause to become desolate." The imperative masculine singular form is preserved by rendering it as a direct command addressed to one male: "cause to be desolated!" |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שׁמם (desolation, devastation, appalled silence, stunned ruin)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H8074-01 |
ashimem | I will cause them to become desolate |
H8074-02 |
baheshamah | in her desolated-state |
H8078-01 |
beshimamon | in desolating-astonishment |
Word Usage (86 occurrences of H8074)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 26:22 | וְ/נָשַׁ֖מּוּ | venashamu | and be desolate |
| Leviticus 26:31 | וַ/הֲשִׁמּוֹתִ֖י | vahashimoti | and-I-will-make-desolate |
| Leviticus 26:32 | וַ/הֲשִׁמֹּתִ֥י | vahashimoti | and-I-will-lay-waste |