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Lexicon :: Strong's H7879 - śîaḥ

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שִׂיחַ
Transliteration
śîaḥ
Pronunciation
see'-akh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 2255a

Strong’s Definitions

שִׂיחַ sîyach, see'-akh; from H7878; a contemplation; by implication, an utterance:—babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H7879 in the following manner: complaint (9x), meditation (1x), prayer (1x), talking (1x), communication (1x), babbling (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H7879 in the following manner: complaint (9x), meditation (1x), prayer (1x), talking (1x), communication (1x), babbling (1x).

  1. meditation, complaint, musing

    1. plaint, complaint

    2. following are dubious

      1. musing

      2. anxiety, trouble

      3. talk

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שִׂיחַ sîyach, see'-akh; from H7878; a contemplation; by implication, an utterance:—babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.
STRONGS H7879: Abbreviations
שִׂיחַ noun masculinePsalm 104:34 complaint, musing; — absolute שׂ׳ 1 Kings 18:27 Proverbs 23:29; suffix שִׂיחִי 1 Samuel 1:16 +, שִׂחִי Job 23:2, שִׂיחוֺ 2 Kings 9:11; Psalm 102:1; —
1. plaint, complaint: Job 7:13; Job 9:27; Job 10:1 (|| מר נפשׁ), Job 21:4; Job 23:2; Proverbs 23:29; Psalm 55:3 (|| אָהִימָה); קוֺלִי בְּשִׁיחי Psalm 64:2; לפני י׳ שָׁפַךְ שׂ׳ Psalm 102:1; Psalm 142:3. following are dubious:
2. musing, 1 Kings 18:27 (E) of a god, || שִׂיג לוֺ, (so RV; SS 'nachdenken'; Buhl 'beschäftigt sein'; AV talk); Psalm 104:34 of man (Buhl SS. Bae 'Rede, oder Gesang'). — See also [שֵׂחַ] below
3. anxiety, trouble: מֵרֹב שִׂיחִי 1 Samuel 1:16 (defined in MT by כַּעַס, compare HPS; so Buhl SS, but perhaps = 1).
4. talk: שִׂיחוֺ 2 Kings 9:11 (so RV SS, but meaning obscurein context).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

1:16; 1:16

1 Kings

18:27; 18:27

2 Kings

9:11; 9:11

Job

7:13; 9:27; 10:1; 21:4; 23:2; 23:2

Psalms

55:3; 64:2; 102:1; 102:1; 104:34; 104:34; 142:3

Proverbs

23:29; 23:29

H7879

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7879 matches the Hebrew שִׂיחַ (śîaḥ),
which occurs 14 times in 14 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 1:16

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“Don’t think of me as a wicked woman; I’ve been praying from the depth of my anguish and resentment.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:27

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At noon Elijah mocked them. He said, “Shout loudly, for he’s a god! Maybe he’s thinking it over; maybe he has wandered away;[fn] or maybe he’s on the road. Perhaps he’s sleeping and will wake up! ”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:11

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When Jehu came out to his master’s servants, they asked, “Is everything all right? Why did this crazy person come to you? ”

Then he said to them, “You know the sort and their ranting.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:13

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When I say, “My bed will comfort me,

and my couch will ease my complaint,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:27

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If I said, “I will forget my complaint,

change my expression, and smile,”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:1

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I am disgusted with my life.

I will give vent to my complaint

and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:4

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As for me, is my complaint against a human being?

Then why shouldn’t I be impatient?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:2

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Today also my complaint is bitter.[fn]

His[fn] hand is heavy despite my groaning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:2

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Pay attention to me and answer me.

I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:1

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God, hear my voice when I am in anguish.

Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1 -

LORD, hear my prayer;

let my cry for help come before you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:34

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May my meditation be pleasing to him;

I will rejoice in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:2

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I pour out my complaint before him;

I reveal my trouble to him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

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Who has woe? Who has sorrow?

Who has conflicts? Who has complaints?

Who has wounds for no reason?

Who has red eyes?

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