שָׁאָה

Strong’s Definition

to rush; by implication, to desolate

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be desolate, (make a) rush(-ing), (lay) waste.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.crash, make a din or crash, crash into ruins, be in ruins, be desolated
• 2.(qal) to crash into ruins
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâʼâh; Pronunciation: shaw-aw'