- Original: שׁמּא - Transliteration: Shamma' - Phonetic: sham-maw' - Definition: Shamma = desert 1. an Asherite, son of Zophar - Origin: from H8074 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: From H8074 ; desolation; Shamma an Israelite: - Shamma. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • Shamma, 1 1 Chronicles 7:37