Given name
Shemamah
“devastation”·“waste”
Shemamah is a biblical feminine given name, meaning “devastation.”
Original Hebrewשממה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shemamah means “devastation” or “waste.”
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Where it comes from
Shemamah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shamem (שמם), “to be desolate or appalled.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shemamah appears in Isaiah 62:4.
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Shemamah’s family of names
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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