שְׁמַם
shᵉmam · H8075 · Aramaic · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to be appalled
Literally: to be desolate; hence: state in which humans are in deep shock as a result of tragic circumstances
ExamplesDaniel 4:19 “Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while as his thoughts alarmed him. The king responded and said, ‘Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.’ Belteshazzar replied, ‘My lord, if only the dream applied to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries!
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- דָּנִיֵּאלDaniel 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- כlike/as+ שָׁעָהmoment 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 1 word
- תָּמַהּ tâmahh · H8539 · to be astonished, to be stupefied, to be confused
- Hebrew verb expressing wonder or astonishment, semantically overlapping with the state of being astonished though with somewhat milder connotation.
In the other Testament 3 words
- θαμβέω thambéō · G2284 · to be astonished, to be startled, to be amazed
- Greek equivalent for the state of being astonished or amazed, closely matching the semantic range of שְׁמַם (shᵉmam, H8075).
- ἐκθαμβέω ekthambéō · G1568 · to be amazed, to be astounded, to be alarmed
- Greek equivalent expressing intensified astonishment, overlapping with the sense of being struck with wonder or amazement.
- ἐξίστημι exístēmi · G1839 · to astonish greatly, to greatly astound, to astound completely
- Greek equivalent for being beside oneself with astonishment or amazement, a natural translation choice for שְׁמַם (shᵉmam, H8075).
Semantic domains 4 entries
- Non-Contain002002001004
- This Non-Contain code is inherited from the shared listing with שָׁמֵם (shâmêm, H8074) (שָׁמֵם, 'to be desolate; to be destitute'); it does not independently apply to this word's own attested 'appalled' sense.
- Dissociate002003002009
- This Dissociate code is likewise inherited from the shared listing with שָׁמֵם (shâmêm, H8074) and does not independently apply to the 'appalled' sense.
- End002003003010
- This End code is likewise inherited from the shared listing with שָׁמֵם (shâmêm, H8074) and does not independently apply to the 'appalled' sense.
- Grieve002001002013
- Daniel 4:19 recounts that Daniel "was appalled for a while as his thoughts alarmed him" on hearing the king's dream.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8075. shemam [שְׁמַם] verb Ethpo`l. be appalled (ᵑ7 (rare); see Biblical Hebrew;…
[שְׁמַם] verb Ethpo`l. be appalled (ᵑ7 (rare); see Biblical Hebrew; Christian-Palestinian Aramaic , Schulth209); — Perfect3masculine singular אֶשְׁתּוֺמַם (K§ 36) Dan 4:16.
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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