אֶשְׁתּוֹמַם֙
𐤀𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤌𐤌
shᵉmam
was-astonished
To be desolated, devastated, or appalled; to become astonished or stunned, particularly by overwhelming shock, fear, or horror. In context, used both of places laid waste (physical devastation) and persons rendered desolate, stupefied, or appalled (psychologically or emotionally stunned), frequently by disastrous or ruinous events.
Daniel 4:16 · Word #6
Lexicon H8075
| Lemma | שְׁמַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shᵉmam |
| Strong's | H8075 |
| Definition | To be desolated, devastated, or appalled; to become astonished or stunned, particularly by overwhelming shock, fear, or horror. In context, used both of places laid waste (physical devastation) and persons rendered desolate, stupefied, or appalled (psychologically or emotionally stunned), frequently by disastrous or ruinous events. |
Morphology AVzp3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | |
| Conjugation | p — Perfect — Completed action |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
Common Translation
| Phrase | was-astonished |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8075-01
he was appalled
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Ithpoel (reflexive-intensive), perfect, 3rd person masculine singular; Aramaic cognate of שׁמם. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root שׁמם denotes becoming desolate or appalled. In the Ithpoel (reflexive-intensive) perfect 3ms, the verb expresses a completed state in which he entered into or experienced appalled desolation, hence "he was appalled." |
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