שָׁאַג
sha.ag
“to roar”
Definition
to rumble or moan
a primitive root;
- (Qal) to roar 1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
שָׁאַג appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
He said:“The LORD roars from Zionand raises His voice from Jerusalem;the pastures of the shepherds mourn,and the summit of Carmel withers.”
The lion has roared—who will not fear?The Lord GOD has spoken—who will not prophesy?
They will walk after the LORD;He will roar like a lion.When He roars,His children will come trembling from the west.
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
So you are to prophesy all these words against them and say to them:‘The LORD will roar from on high;He will raise His voice from His holy habitation.He will roar loudly over His pasture;like those who tread the grapes,He will call out with a shoutagainst all the inhabitants of the earth.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.