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שָׁאָה H7582
H7582 is the Hebrew word שָׁאָה, transliterated shâʼâh and said shaw-aw'. The King James Version most often renders it shouldest be to lay waste.
What it means
to rush; by implication, to desolate.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: be desolate, (make a) rush(-ing), (lay) waste.
Verses using שָׁאָה
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
2 Kings 19:25 · KJV
Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Isaiah 6:11 · KJV
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
Isaiah 17:12 · KJV
Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
Isaiah 17:13 · KJV
The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Isaiah 37:26 · KJV
Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7582 mean?
H7582 is the Hebrew word שָׁאָה (shâʼâh), meaning to rush; by implication, to desolate.
How is H7582 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shouldest be to lay waste (2 times), wasted (1 time), rushing like the rushing (1 time), rush (1 time).
How many times does H7582 appear in the Bible?
שָׁאָה (shâʼâh) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7582 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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