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שִׂיחַ H7879

H7879 is the Hebrew word שִׂיחַ, transliterated sîyach and said see'-akh. The King James Version most often renders it complaint.

Word: שִׂיחַTransliteration: sîyachSaid: see'-akhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 13 verses

What it means

a contemplation; by implication, an utterance.

Where it comes from

from H7878 (שִׂיחַ).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

complaint 8×either he is talking 1×communication 1×prayer 1×meditation 1×babbling 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.

Verses using שִׂיחַ

All 13 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 1:16 · KJV

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

1 Kings 18:27 · KJV

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.

2 Kings 9:11 · KJV

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.

Job 9:27 · KJV

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:

Job 10:1 · KJV

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 21:4 · KJV

As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?

Job 23:2 · KJV

Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Psalm 55:2 · KJV

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;

Psalm 64:1 · KJV

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

Psalm 102:1 · KJV

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

Psalm 104:34 · KJV

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

Psalm 142:2 · KJV

I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

Proverbs 23:29 · KJV

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?

Common questions

What does Strong's H7879 mean?

H7879 is the Hebrew word שִׂיחַ (sîyach), meaning a contemplation; by implication, an utterance.

How is H7879 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it complaint (8 times), either he is talking (1 time), communication (1 time), prayer (1 time), meditation (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7879 appear in the Bible?

שִׂיחַ (sîyach) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7879 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7878 (שִׂיחַ).

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