שָׁגָה
sha.gahVerbH7686
to wander
From: a primitive root;
Short Definition
to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
Full Lexicon Entry
- to go astray, stray, err 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to err, stray 1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness) 1a3) to go astray (morally) 1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead astray 1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally) 1b3) to lead astray (morally)
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
19 timesAppears 19 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Proverbs
6
Job
3
Psalms
3
Ezk
2
1 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Samuel 26:21
- Ezk 45:20
- Job 19:4
- Numbers 15:22
- Proverbs 28:10
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