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שָׁעַע H8173
H8173 is the Hebrew word שָׁעַע, transliterated shâʻaʻ and said shaw-ah'. The King James Version most often renders it delight.
What it means
(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cry (out) (by confusion with H7768 (שָׁוַע)), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.
Verses using שָׁעַע
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
Psalm 94:19 · KJV
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Psalm 119:16 · KJV
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalm 119:47 · KJV
And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Psalm 119:70 · KJV
Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.
Isaiah 6:10 · KJV
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
Isaiah 11:8 · KJV
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice’ den.
Isaiah 29:9 · KJV
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.
Isaiah 66:12 · KJV
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8173 mean?
H8173 is the Hebrew word שָׁעַע (shâʻaʻ), meaning (in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare.
How is H8173 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it delight (4 times), shut (1 time), play (1 time), cry ye out (1 time), cry (1 time), among others.
How many times does H8173 appear in the Bible?
שָׁעַע (shâʻaʻ) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8173 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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