Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3451 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יְשִׁימָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H3456 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | yshiymah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yesh-ee-maw' |
| Meaning: | 1. desolation |
| KJV Renderings: | let death seize (from the margin). |
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[יְשִׁימָה] noun feminine desolation, only intensive plural יְשִׁימוֺת Ps 55:16 Kt ( Qr יַשִּׁיא מָוֶת), so Ges Hup and others, compare proper name, of a location בית הישׁימות above; ᵐ5 Ew Ol Pe De Bae and others follow Qr , let death come deceitfully upon them, see נשׁא .
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
