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It often conveys a sense of judgment or divine retribution, where once fertile and thriving areas are turned into wastelands due to sin or disobedience. It can also refer to a literal desert or wilderness, emphasizing the absence of life and productivity.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, the concept of desolation was a powerful image. The Israelites, living in a land that bordered deserts, understood the stark contrast between fertile land and barren wilderness. Desolation was often seen as a curse or a result of divine judgment, reflecting the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. The imagery of a "yeshimah" would resonate deeply with an agrarian society that depended on the land for survival.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>another reading for <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm">maveth</a>, q.v.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">יְשִׁימָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>desolation</b></font>, only intensive plural <font class="hebrew2">יְשִׁימוֺת</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/55-16.htm">Psalm 55:16</a> Kt (Qr <font class="hebrew2">יַשִּׁיא מָוֶת</font>), so Ges Hup and others, compare proper name, of a location <font class="hebrew2">בית הישׁימות</font> above; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> Ew Ol Pe De Bae and others follow Qr, <em>let death come deceitfully upon them</em>, see <font class="hebrew2">נשׁא</font>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>let death seize <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3456.htm">yasham</a>; desolation -- let death seize (from the margin). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3456.htm">yasham</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>מָ֨וֶת מות mā·weṯ Mavet māweṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/55-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 55:15</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/55.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(יַשִּׁ֤י ק) <b> (מָ֨וֶת </b> ק) עָלֵ֗ימוֹ</span><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/55-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">let death seize </span> upon go<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3451.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3451.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3451<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/mavet_3451.htm">mā·weṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3450.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3450"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3450" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3452.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3452"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3452" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>