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יָשַׁם H3456
H3456 is the Hebrew word יָשַׁם, transliterated yâsham and said yaw-sham'. The King James Version most often renders it desolate.
What it means
to lie waste.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 3 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be desolate.
Verses using יָשַׁם
All 3 verses, quoted in full.
Ezekiel 6:6 · KJV
In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
Ezekiel 12:19 · KJV
And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.
Ezekiel 19:7 · KJV
And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3456 mean?
H3456 is the Hebrew word יָשַׁם (yâsham), meaning to lie waste.
How is H3456 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it desolate (3 times).
How many times does H3456 appear in the Bible?
יָשַׁם (yâsham) is tagged in 3 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3456 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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