וַ/נַּשִּׁ֣ים
𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌
shâmêm
we have laid waste
To be or become desolate, deserted, or devastated; to experience devastation or horror, to be appalled or stunned, often as a result of witnessing or experiencing catastrophic ruin. The term can describe both literal destruction of places and figurative states of astonishment or horror from calamity. Usage typically reflects passive experience but can also denote actively bringing ruin upon something.
Numbers 21:30 · Word #6
Lexicon H8074
| Lemma | שָׁמֵם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤌 |
| Transliteration | shâmêm |
| Strong's | H8074 |
| Definition | To be or become desolate, deserted, or devastated; to experience devastation or horror, to be appalled or stunned, often as a result of witnessing or experiencing catastrophic ruin. The term can describe both literal destruction of places and figurative states of astonishment or horror from calamity. Usage typically reflects passive experience but can also denote actively bringing ruin upon something. |
Morphology HC/Vhw1cp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | p — Plural — Plural |
Common Translation
| Phrase | we have laid waste |
SIBI-P1 Translation H8074-32
and we caused desolation
| Morphological Notes | Verb; Hiphil (causative); sequential imperfect with waw-consecutive; 1st person common plural. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem expresses causative action, so the root idea of becoming desolate or appalled is rendered as actively bringing about desolation. The 1st person plural sequential imperfect is reflected by "and we caused." |
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