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שָׁסָה H8154

H8154 is the Hebrew word שָׁסָה, transliterated shâçâh and said shaw-saw'. The King James Version most often renders it spoil.

Word: שָׁסָהTransliteration: shâçâhSaid: shaw-saw'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

to plunder.

Where it comes from

or שָׁשָׂה; (Isaiah 10:13), a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

spoil 3×spoilers 2×spoiled 2×rob 1×robbed 1×destroyers 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: destroyer, rob, spoil(-er).

Verses using שָׁסָה

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

Judges 2:14 · KJV

And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

1 Samuel 14:48 · KJV

And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

1 Samuel 23:1 · KJV

Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

2 Kings 17:20 · KJV

And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

Isaiah 10:13 · KJV

For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:

Isaiah 17:14 · KJV

And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.

Isaiah 42:22 · KJV

But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

Jeremiah 30:16 · KJV

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

Jeremiah 50:11 · KJV

Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;

Hosea 13:15 · KJV

Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8154 mean?

H8154 is the Hebrew word שָׁסָה (shâçâh), meaning to plunder.

How is H8154 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it spoil (3 times), spoilers (2 times), spoiled (2 times), rob (1 time), robbed (1 time), among others.

How many times does H8154 appear in the Bible?

שָׁסָה (shâçâh) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8154 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: or שָׁשָׂה; (Isaiah 10:13), a primitive root.

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