שַׁמָּה
sham.mah
Shammah
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Explored# Analytical Synthesis of H8048 (Shammah) Based on the lexicon data provided, Shammah is a proper noun appearing only once in the Hebrew Bible. With a single occurrence, it functions as a personal name rather than a word with semantic range or varying applications. The data indicates this is a Hebrew name, transliterated as "sham.mah," but the provided entry does not specify the identity of the person bearing this name, their historical period, or the biblical context of the reference. The extremely limited attestation—a single occurrence—prevents any meaningful analysis of usage patterns or theological significance. Unlike common Hebrew words that appear multiple times across different contexts, allowing scholars to trace meaning development and application, Shammah appears only once in the biblical text. Without access to the specific verse containing this name or additional contextual information, only its identification as a Hebrew proper noun can be confirmed from the data supplied. To understand the actual significance of Shammah within biblical narrative, one would need supplementary information identifying the bearer of this name and the textual context of its single occurrence.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence across the text