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שָׁתַן H8366

H8366 is the Hebrew word שָׁתַן, transliterated shâthan and said shaw-than'. The King James Version most often renders it pisseth.

Word: שָׁתַןTransliteration: shâthanSaid: shaw-than'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

(causatively) to make water, i.e. urinate.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

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

pisseth 5×one that pisseth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: piss.

Verses using שָׁתַן

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 25:22 · KJV

So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

1 Samuel 25:34 · KJV

For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

1 Kings 14:10 · KJV

Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

1 Kings 16:11 · KJV

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he slew all the house of Baasha: he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

1 Kings 21:21 · KJV

Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

2 Kings 9:8 · KJV

For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:

Common questions

What does Strong's H8366 mean?

H8366 is the Hebrew word שָׁתַן (shâthan), meaning (causatively) to make water, i.e. urinate.

How is H8366 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it pisseth (5 times), one that pisseth (1 time).

How many times does H8366 appear in the Bible?

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

Where does H8366 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H8363 · שְׁתִל — a sprig (as if transplanted), i.e. sucker H8364 · שֻׁתַלְחִי — a Shuthalchite (collectively) or…H8365 · שָׁתַם — to unveil (figuratively)H8367 · שָׁתַק — to subside H8368 · שָׂתַר — to break out (as an eruption)H8369 · שֵׁתָר — Shethar, a Persian satrap

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