שָׁגָה
sha.gah
“to wander”
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
a primitive root;
- 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)
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Occurrences
שָׁגָה appears 19 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
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Even if I have truly gone astray,my error concerns me alone.
Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit,but the blameless will inherit what is good.
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