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

  1. 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 times

Appears 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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