שְׁמָמָה shᵉmâmâh — devastation
Translated in the KJV as (laid, × most) desolate, waste.
or שִׁמָמָה; feminine of H8076; devastation; figuratively, astonishment.
shᵉmâmâh in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Participle (active) 1
שֹֽׁמְמֹתֵ֔ינוּ Dan 9:18 Participle (active), feminine plural
O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›