Meaning: A biblical Hebrew name (borne by several men, including one of David's warriors), variously read as 'astonishment; desolation' or linked to 'there is the Lord.' Used here for a girl though it is more often a boy's name; routes uncertain.Low
In 30 seconds: A biblical Hebrew name: Shammah is read as 'astonishment' or 'there is the Lord' (said 'SHAH-mah'). More often a boy's — routes uncertain, which we note.
MeaningA biblical Hebrew name (borne by several men, including one of David's warriors), variously read as 'astonishment; desolation' or linked to 'there is the Lord.' Used here for a girl though it is more often a boy's name; routes uncertain.
Shammah appears in the Hebrew Bible for several men, its meaning read as 'astonishment; desolation' or 'there is the Lord.' As a girl's name it is very rare and its route uncertain, which we note (said 'SHAH-mah').
For girls it appears very rarely in the U.S. Rare, biblical, and unusual.
Did you know? Shammah is a biblical Hebrew name borne by several men, including one of David's warriors — read as 'astonishment' or 'there is the Lord'; used here for a girl though it leans to boys, which we note (said 'SHAH-mah').
