Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
desolation
Usage: desolation, ruin
Strong's Number
H4875
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
3
Books
2
Strong's H4875 Quick Answer
Strong's H4875 מְשׁוֹאָה מְשׁוֹאָה (mshow'ah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mshow'ah (meh-o-aw') (or mshoah {mesh-o-aw'}) n-f. 1. a ruin 2. (abstractly) the act of ruining It has 3 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include day, desolate, waste, darkness, and want. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mshow'ah (meh-o-aw') (or mshoah {mesh-o-aw'}) n-f. 1. a ruin 2. (abstractly) the act of ruining
- Usage
- 3 linked usages
- Books
- 2 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- day, desolate, waste, darkness, and want
Meaning and Definition
mshow'ah (meh-o-aw') (or mshoah {mesh-o-aw'}) n-f. 1. a ruin 2. (abstractly) the act of ruining 3. (concretely) the wreck [from the same as H7722] KJV: desolation, waste. Root(s): H7722
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4875. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
English Usage Signals
Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.
day
desolate
waste
darkness
want
famine
solitary
fleeing
into
wilderness
former
time
How Strong's H4875 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 3 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4875 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 H4875 in the Old Testament
3 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
Usage Excerpts
First 3 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4875.
For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4875, grouped by book.
Zephaniah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H4875 FAQ
What does meshoah (מְשׁוֹאָה) mean?
Meshoah (Strong's H4875) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "desolation". mshow'ah (meh-o-aw') (or mshoah {mesh-o-aw'}) n-f. 1. a ruin 2. (abstractly) the act of ruining
How many times is meshoah (מְשׁוֹאָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 3 linked usages for Strong's H4875 across 2 books.
Where can I study meshoah (מְשׁוֹאָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4875 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate meshoah (מְשׁוֹאָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as day, desolate, waste, darkness, want, and famine. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.