Shamma — the meaning of the Hebrew name שַׁמָּא

שַׁמָּא

Shammâʼ · pronounced sham-maw' · Strong's H8037 · a man

Shamma means desolation.

Built from

שָׁמֵם shâmêm (from, H8074) — to stun (or intransitively, grow numb), i.e. devastate or (figuratively) stupefy (both usually in a passive sense) open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H8074; desolation; Shamma, an Israelite.

First appearance

2Sam 23:11 And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the people fled from the Philistines. (KJV)

Every verse that names Shamma

2 occurrences in 2 verses — 2 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

2Sam 23:111Chr 7:37

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