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Hebrew · Polel participle from שמם

שֹׁמֵם

šōmēm

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Desolating, appalling, or causing devastation; its syntax in Daniel is debated.

Pronunciation
shō-mēmPronunciation is approximate and may vary by period, dialect, and scholarly reconstruction.
Morphology
Polel participle from שמם
Semantic range
  • desolating
  • appalling
  • devastating
  • one who makes waste

Corpus usage

  • The form participates in several Danielic constructions whose grammar and referent are disputed.

Common interpretive errors

  • Treating one English rendering as the only grammatical possibility.
  • Ignoring differences among Daniel passages and ancient versions.
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  • Modern scholarship2

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  1. Modern scholarshipThe Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament

    Locator: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11

    Provides historical and contextual lexical analysis for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Relevant locator for this record: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11.

  2. Modern scholarshipA Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament

    Locator: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11

    Provides a widely cited historical lexicon organized around Hebrew roots and biblical occurrences. Relevant locator for this record: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11.

  3. Manuscript or critical textBiblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia

    Locator: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11

    Provides the Masoretic Hebrew and Aramaic text with a compact critical apparatus. Relevant locator for this record: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11.

  4. Manuscript or critical textSeptuaginta, Rahlfs-Hanhart edition

    Locator: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11

    Provides a standard critical edition for studying Greek translations of the Hebrew Scriptures and their later reuse. Relevant locator for this record: Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:31; Daniel 12:11.

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The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament

scholarly lexicon

Coverage class: Modern scholarship

Author or issuer: Ludwig Koehler, Walter Baumgartner, Johann Jakob Stamm, and editors

Publication date: English edition, 1994–2000

What it supports: Provides historical and contextual lexical analysis for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic.

Limitations: Proposed etymologies and sense divisions may be debated and require contextual verification.

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A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament

scholarly lexicon

Coverage class: Modern scholarship

Author or issuer: Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs

Publication date: 1906

What it supports: Provides a widely cited historical lexicon organized around Hebrew roots and biblical occurrences.

Limitations: Its historical assumptions and older scholarship require comparison with newer lexicons and textual work.

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Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia

critical text edition

Coverage class: Manuscript or critical text

Author or issuer: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

Relevant text: Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: edition description and compact critical apparatus

Publication date: 1977; later printings

What it supports: Provides the Masoretic Hebrew and Aramaic text with a compact critical apparatus.

Limitations: Its apparatus and base manuscript require specialist use; later projects revise and expand portions of the edition.

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Septuaginta, Rahlfs-Hanhart edition

critical text edition

Coverage class: Manuscript or critical text

Author or issuer: Alfred Rahlfs; revised by Robert Hanhart

Relevant text: Rahlfs-Hanhart Septuaginta: edition description and textual scope

Publication date: revised edition 2006

What it supports: Provides a standard critical edition for studying Greek translations of the Hebrew Scriptures and their later reuse.

Limitations: The Septuagint is a collection with diverse translation histories; one edition cannot represent every textual form.

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