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שׁוֹא H7722

H7722 is the Hebrew word שׁוֹא, transliterated shôwʼ and said sho. The King James Version most often renders it desolation.

Word: שׁוֹאTransliteration: shôwʼSaid: shoLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

a tempest; by implication, devastation.

Where it comes from

or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה; or שֹׁאָה; from an unused root meaning to rush over.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

desolation 4×desolate 2×destruction 1×himself into that very destruction 1×destructions 1×destroy 1×neither of the desolation 1×like a storm 1×wasteness 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: desolate(-ion), destroy, destruction, storm, wasteness.

Verses using שׁוֹא

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Job 30:3 · KJV

For want and famine they were solitary; fleeing into the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.

Job 30:14 · KJV

They came upon me as a wide breaking in of waters: in the desolation they rolled themselves upon me.

Job 38:27 · KJV

To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Psalm 35:8 · KJV

Let destruction come upon him at unawares; and let his net that he hath hid catch himself: into that very destruction let him fall.

Psalm 35:17 · KJV

Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions.

Psalm 63:9 · KJV

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Proverbs 1:27 · KJV

When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.

Proverbs 3:25 · KJV

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.

Isaiah 10:3 · KJV

And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in the desolation which shall come from far? to whom will ye flee for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

Isaiah 47:11 · KJV

Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

Ezekiel 38:9 · KJV

Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and many people with thee.

Zephaniah 1:15 · KJV

That day is a day of wrath, a day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

Common questions

What does Strong's H7722 mean?

H7722 is the Hebrew word שׁוֹא (shôwʼ), meaning a tempest; by implication, devastation.

How is H7722 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it desolation (4 times), desolate (2 times), destruction (1 time), himself into that very destruction (1 time), destructions (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7722 appear in the Bible?

שׁוֹא (shôwʼ) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7722 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or (feminine) שׁוֹאָה; or שֹׁאָה; from an unused root meaning to rush over.

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