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שַׁיִת H7898

H7898 is the Hebrew word שַׁיִת, transliterated shayith and said shah'-yith. The King James Version most often renders it thorns.

Word: שַׁיִתTransliteration: shayithSaid: shah'-yithLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 5 verses

What it means

scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field).

Where it comes from

from H7896 (שִׁית).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

thorns 5×

Strong's own list of renderings: thorns.

Verses using שַׁיִת

All 5 verses, quoted in full.

Isaiah 5:6 · KJV

And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

Isaiah 7:25 · KJV

And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.

Isaiah 9:18 · KJV

For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.

Isaiah 10:17 · KJV

And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;

Isaiah 27:4 · KJV

Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7898 mean?

H7898 is the Hebrew word שַׁיִת (shayith), meaning scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field).

How is H7898 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it thorns (5 times).

How many times does H7898 appear in the Bible?

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

Where does H7898 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H7896 (שִׁית).

Nearby entries

H7895 · שִׁישַׁק — Shishak, an Egyptian king H7896 · שִׁית — to place (in a very wide application)H7897 · שִׁית — a dress (as put on)H7899 · שֵׂךְ — a brier (as of a hedge)H7900 · שֹׂךְ — a booth (as interlaced)H7901 · שָׁכַב — to lie down (for rest, sexual connection…

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