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HebrewH8159Verb

שָׁעָה

sha.ah

14Occurrences
H8159Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about 1a) (Qal) to gaze at, regard, behold, look about 1b) (Hiphil) to look away, cause gaze to turn away 1c) (Hithpael) to look in dismay, gaze about (in anxiety)

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

שָׁעָה appears 14 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
7
Genesis
2
Job
2
2 Samuel
1
Exodus
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

2 Samuel 22:42BSB

They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.

Genesis 4:4BSB

while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock.And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,

Isaiah 17:7BSB

In that day men will look to their Makerand turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 22:4BSB

Therefore I said,“Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly!Do not try to console meover the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

Isaiah 32:3BSB

Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,and the ears of those who hear will listen.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.