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שַׁעְשֻׁעַ H8191

H8191 is the Hebrew word שַׁעְשֻׁעַ, transliterated shaʻshuaʻ and said shah-shoo'-ah. The King James Version most often renders it delights.

Word: שַׁעְשֻׁעַTransliteration: shaʻshuaʻSaid: shah-shoo'-ahLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

enjoyment.

Where it comes from

from H8173 (שָׁעַע).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 6 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

delights 2×pleasant 2×also are my delight 1×delight 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: delight, pleasure.

Verses using שַׁעְשֻׁעַ

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 119:24 · KJV

Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellors.

Psalm 119:92 · KJV

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.

Proverbs 8:30 · KJV

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

Proverbs 8:31 · KJV

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

Isaiah 5:7 · KJV

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.

Jeremiah 31:20 · KJV

Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H8191 mean?

H8191 is the Hebrew word שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaʻshuaʻ), meaning enjoyment.

How is H8191 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it delights (2 times), pleasant (2 times), also are my delight (1 time), delight (1 time).

How many times does H8191 appear in the Bible?

שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaʻshuaʻ) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H8191 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H8173 (שָׁעַע).

Nearby entries

H8188 · שְׂעֹרִים — Seorim, an Israelite H8189 · שַׁעֲרַיִם — Shaarajim, a place in Palestine H8190 · שַׁעַשְׁגַּז — Shaashgaz, a eunuch of Xerxes H8192 · שָׁפָה — to abrade, i.e. bare H8193 · שָׂפָה — the lip (as a natural boundary); by…H8194 · שָׁפָה — a cheese (as strained from the whey)

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