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H7583 שָׁאָה (shâʼâh) shaw-aw'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to gaze

Strong's Definition

to stun, i.e. (intransitively) be astonished

Derivation: a primitive root (identical with through the idea of whirling to giddiness);

KJV Usage: wonder.

TWOT Reference: 2302

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Hithpael)
1a) to gaze
1b) gazing (participle)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁאָה (sha.ah) — to gaze. 1) (Hithpael) 1a) to gaze 1b) gazing (participle)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · מְשֹׁואָה · שְׁאֹול · שָׁאֹון · שְׁאִיָּה · שֵׁאת · שֹׁוא · שֹׁואָה · תְּשֻׁאָה

Impact | verb qal

to lie waste, to lie in ruins = state in which buildings and infrastructure have been destroyed

ISA 6:11 · ISA 6:11

Impact | verb hif

to lay waste = causative action by which humans bring destruction to buildings and infrastructure

2KI 19:25 · ISA 37:26

verb

Unsafe | verb nif | ≈ המה · הָמֹון · שָׁאֹון

to roar = process by which a political entity, like a nation or kingdom, is in a state of unrest, often meaning that they are contemplating rebellion or planning to wage war; ◄ described in terms of the sound produced by turbulent waters

ISA 17:12 · ISA 17:13

verb

See | verb hit

to gaze (at something) = action by which humans fix their eyes on an object for a prolonged period of time

GEN 24:21

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[שָׁאָה] vb. Hithp. gaze;—Gn 24:21 (J) ref

Bible Occurrences (1)

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