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סְאָה H5429

H5429 is the Hebrew word סְאָה, transliterated çᵉʼâh and said seh-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it two measures.

Word: סְאָהTransliteration: çᵉʼâhSaid: seh-aw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain.

Where it comes from

from an unused root meaning to define.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

two measures 4×measure 3×measures 2×

Strong's own list of renderings: measure.

Verses using סְאָה

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 18:6 · KJV

And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.

1 Samuel 25:18 · KJV

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

1 Kings 18:32 · KJV

And with the stones he built an altar in the name of the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed.

2 Kings 7:1 · KJV

Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

2 Kings 7:16 · KJV

And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.

2 Kings 7:18 · KJV

And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:

Common questions

What does Strong's H5429 mean?

H5429 is the Hebrew word סְאָה (çᵉʼâh), meaning a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain.

How is H5429 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it two measures (4 times), measure (3 times), measures (2 times).

How many times does H5429 appear in the Bible?

סְאָה (çᵉʼâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5429 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root meaning to define.

Nearby entries

H5426 · נְתַר — {to jump, i.e. be violently agitated…H5427 · נֶתֶר — mineral potash (so called from effervescing…H5428 · נָתַשׁ — to tear away H5430 · סְאוֹן — perhaps a military boot (as aprotection from mud H5431 · סָאַן — to shoe, i.e. (active participle) a soldier shod H5432 · סַאסְּאָה — measurement, i.e. moderation

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