- Original: שׁמם - Transliteration: Shamem - Phonetic: shaw-mame' - Definition: 1. devastated, deserted, desolate - Origin: from H8074 - TWOT entry: 2409a - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From H8074 ; ruined: - desolate. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • desolate, 3 Jeremiah 12:11; Daniel 9:17; Daniel 9:27