Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be desolate
Usage: (Qal) to ruin, be desolate
Strong's Number
H3456
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
4
Books
2
Strong's H3456 Quick Answer
Strong's H3456 יָשַׁם (yasham) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yasham (yaw-sham') v. 1. to lie waste [a primitive root] It has 4 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include waste, will, and desolate. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yasham (yaw-sham') v. 1. to lie waste [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 4 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- waste, will, and desolate
Meaning and Definition
yasham (yaw-sham') v. 1. to lie waste [a primitive root] KJV: be desolate.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3456. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3456 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yasham, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3456 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 4 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3456 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3456 in the Old Testament
4 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
Usage Excerpts
First 4 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3456.
Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.
In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3456, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3456 FAQ
What does yasham (יָשַׁם) mean?
Yasham (Strong's H3456) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be desolate". yasham (yaw-sham') v. 1. to lie waste [a primitive root]
How many times is yasham (יָשַׁם) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 4 linked usages for Strong's H3456 across 2 books.
Where can I study yasham (יָשַׁם) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3456 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yasham (יָשַׁם)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as waste, will, and desolate. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.