Home›Strong's concordance›H7683

שָׁגַג H7683

H7683 is the Hebrew word שָׁגַג, transliterated shâgag and said shaw-gag'. The King James Version most often renders it flesh.

Word: שָׁגַגTransliteration: shâgagSaid: shaw-gag'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology).

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.

flesh 1×wherein he erred 1×sinneth ignorantly 1×deceived 1×went astray 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] also for that, deceived, err, go astray, sin ignorantly.

Verses using שָׁגַג

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 6:3 · KJV

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Leviticus 5:18 · KJV

And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be forgiven him.

Numbers 15:28 · KJV

And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

Job 12:16 · KJV

With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.

Psalm 119:67 · KJV

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7683 mean?

H7683 is the Hebrew word שָׁגַג (shâgag), meaning to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology).

How is H7683 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it flesh (1 time), wherein he erred (1 time), sinneth ignorantly (1 time), deceived (1 time), went astray (1 time).

How many times does H7683 appear in the Bible?

שָׁגַג (shâgag) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7683 come from?

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

Nearby entries

H7680 · שְׂגָא — to increase H7681 · שָׁגֶא — Shage, an Israelite H7682 · שָׂגַב — to be (causatively, make) lofty, especially…H7684 · שְׁגָגָה — a mistake or inadvertent transgression H7685 · שָׂגָה — to enlarge (especially upward, also figuratively)H7686 · שָׁגָה — to stray (causatively, mislead), usually…

Strong's concordance →