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H7580 שָׁאַג (shâʼag) shaw-ag'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to roar

Strong's Definition

to rumble or moan

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: [idiom] mightily, roar.

TWOT Reference: 2300

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Qal) to roar
1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁאַג (sha.ag) — to roar. 1) (Qal) to roar 1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · שְׁאָגָה

Sounds | verb qal | ≈ נער

to roar, to groan = action by which animals, humans, or deities produce a full, deep, prolonged sound as made by a lion; ≈ associated with aggression, but also with suffering

JDG 14:5 · JOB 37:4 · PSA 22:14 · PSA 38:9 · PSA 74:4 · PSA 104:21 · ISA 5:29 · JER 2:15 · JER 25:30 · JER 25:30 · JER 25:30 · JER 51:38 · EZK 22:25 · HOS 11:10 · HOS 11:10 · JOL 4:16 · AMO 1:2 · AMO 3:4 · AMO 3:8 · ZEP 3:3

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁאַג shâag BDB Definition: 1) (Qal) to roar 1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 2300 Total KJV Occurrences: 19

Bible Occurrences (17)

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