שמה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Often analyzed as שָׁם (sham) +‎ ־ָה (-a). Compare Arabic ثَمَّ (ṯamma) and ثَمَّة (ṯamma), Aramaic תַּמָּה (tammā), תַּמָּן (tammān).

Adverb

שָׁמָּה • (sháma)

1. there

Further reading

• H8033 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Etymology 2

Root
שׁ־מ־ם (sh-m-m)

Alternative forms

• שְׁמָמָה, שִׁמְמָה

Noun

שַׁמָּה • (shamá) f (plural indefinite שַׁמּוֹת, singular construct שַׁמַּת־)

1. waste, desolation
   • Tanach, Jeremiah 25:38, with translation of the English Standard Version:

     עָזַב כַּכְּפִיר סֻכֹּו כִּֽי־הָיְתָה אַרְצָם לְשַׁמָּה […]

     Like a lion he has left his lair, for their land has become a waste […]

Derived terms

• עָשָׂה שַׁמּוֹת

Etymology 3

Noun

שְׁמָהּ • (sh'máh)

1. singular form of שֵׁם (shém)‎ with third-person feminine singular personal pronoun as possessor.

References

• H8047 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible