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שָׁאַג H7580

H7580 is the Hebrew word שָׁאַג, transliterated shâʼag and said shaw-ag'. The King James Version most often renders it roar.

Word: שָׁאַגTransliteration: shâʼagSaid: shaw-ag'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 17 verses

What it means

to rumble or moan.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 21 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

roar 11×roared 4×roaring 2×roareth 1×mightily 1×thereof like a roaring 1×also shall roar 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] mightily, roar.

Verses using שָׁאַג

All 17 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 14:5 · KJV

Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

Job 37:4 · KJV

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

Psalm 22:13 · KJV

They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and a roaring lion.

Psalm 38:8 · KJV

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

Psalm 74:4 · KJV

Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations; they set up their ensigns for signs.

Psalm 104:21 · KJV

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Isaiah 5:29 · KJV

Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.

Jeremiah 2:15 · KJV

The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.

Jeremiah 25:30 · KJV

Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Jeremiah 51:38 · KJV

They shall roar together like lions: they shall yell as lions’ whelps.

Ezekiel 22:25 · KJV

There is a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

Hosea 11:10 · KJV

They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west.

Joel 3:16 · KJV

The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.

Amos 1:2 · KJV

And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

Amos 3:4 · KJV

Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Amos 3:8 · KJV

The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

Zephaniah 3:3 · KJV

Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7580 mean?

H7580 is the Hebrew word שָׁאַג (shâʼag), meaning to rumble or moan.

How is H7580 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it roar (11 times), roared (4 times), roaring (2 times), roareth (1 time), mightily (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7580 appear in the Bible?

שָׁאַג (shâʼag) is tagged in 17 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7580 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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