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שָׁגָה H7686
H7686 is the Hebrew word שָׁגָה, transliterated shâgâh and said shaw-gaw'. The King James Version most often renders it erred.
What it means
to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.
Verses using שָׁגָה
All 16 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 4:13 · KJV
And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;
Numbers 15:22 · KJV
And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,
Deuteronomy 27:18 · KJV
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
1 Samuel 26:21 · KJV
Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.
Job 19:4 · KJV
And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.
Psalm 119:10 · KJV
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalm 119:21 · KJV
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Psalm 119:118 · KJV
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Proverbs 5:19 · KJV
Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Proverbs 5:20 · KJV
And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
Proverbs 19:27 · KJV
Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.
Proverbs 20:1 · KJV
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Proverbs 28:10 · KJV
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
Isaiah 28:7 · KJV
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Ezekiel 34:6 · KJV
My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.
Ezekiel 45:20 · KJV
And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7686 mean?
H7686 is the Hebrew word שָׁגָה (shâgâh), meaning to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured.
How is H7686 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it erred (3 times), err (3 times), wander (2 times), ravished (2 times), sin through ignorance (1 time), among others.
How many times does H7686 appear in the Bible?
שָׁגָה (shâgâh) is tagged in 16 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7686 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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