Strong's Definition
a tempest; by implication, devastation
Derivation: or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה; or שֹׁאָה; from an unused root meaning to rush over;
KJV Usage: desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.
TWOT Reference: 2339,a
Outline of Biblical Usage
n m
1) ravage
n f
2) devastation, ruin, waste
2a) devastation, ruin
2b) ruin, waste (of land)
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֹׁאָה / שׁוֹאָה / שׁוֹא
shô / shôâh / shôâh
BDB Definition:
1) ravage (noun masculine)
2) devastation, ruin, waste (noun feminine)
2a) devastation, ruin
2b) ruin, waste (of land)
Part of Speech: see above in Definition
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root meaning to rush over
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2339, 2339a
Total KJV Occurrences: 12