Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
devastation
Usage: 1) devastation, horror 1a) devastation, waste 1b) horror
Strong's Number
H4923
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
3
Strong's H4923 Quick Answer
Strong's H4923 מְשַׁמָּה (mshammah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. mshammah (mesh-am-maw') n-f. 1. a waste or amazement [from H8074] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include desolate and astonishment. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- mshammah (mesh-am-maw') n-f. 1. a waste or amazement [from H8074]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 3 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- desolate and astonishment
Meaning and Definition
mshammah (mesh-am-maw') n-f. 1. a waste or amazement [from H8074] KJV: astonishment, desolate. Root(s): H8074
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H4923. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H4923 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render mshammah, 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.
desolate
Isaiah 15:6
6×
astonishment
Ezekiel 5:15
How Strong's H4923 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H4923 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 H4923 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H4923.
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, have they uttered their voice, from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as an heifer of three years old: for the waters also of Nimrim shall be desolate.
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H4923, grouped by book.
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H4923 FAQ
What does meshammah (מְשַׁמָּה) mean?
Meshammah (Strong's H4923) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "astonishment". mshammah (mesh-am-maw') n-f. 1. a waste or amazement [from H8074]
How many times is meshammah (מְשַׁמָּה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H4923 across 3 books.
Where can I study meshammah (מְשַׁמָּה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H4923 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate meshammah (מְשַׁמָּה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as desolate and astonishment. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.