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Lexicon :: Strong's H8156 - šāsaʿ

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שָׁסַע
Transliteration
šāsaʿ
Pronunciation
shaw-sah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2427

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁסַע shâçaʻ, shaw-sah'; a primitive root; to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid:—cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H8156 in the following manner: clovenfooted (3x), cleave (2x), rent (2x), cleft (1x), stayed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H8156 in the following manner: clovenfooted (3x), cleave (2x), rent (2x), cleft (1x), stayed (1x).

  1. to divide, cleave, part, split

    1. (Qal) cleaving, cleft (participle)

    2. (Piel) to tear in two, cleave in two

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁסַע shâçaʻ, shaw-sah'; a primitive root; to split or tear; figuratively, to upbraid:—cleave, (be) cloven (footed), rend, stay.
STRONGS H8156: Abbreviations
† [שָׁסַע] verb divide, cleave (Late Hebrew Pi. tear spart; TargumJer Pa. Lamentations 3:11 tear in pieces (for HCT פִּשֵּׁחַ)); —
Qal Participle (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb שֶׁ֫סַע): masculine singular וְשֹׁסַע שֶׁסַע מַּרְסָה Leviticus 11:7 (P; on שֹׁ׳ compare LagBN 84) cleaving the cleft of the hoof, i.e. having cloven hoof, so feminine singular שֹׁסַ֫עַת Leviticus 11:3, compare Deuteronomy 14:6; שֶׁסַע אֵינֶנָּה שֹׁסַ֫עַת Leviticus 11:26 (P); passive הַמַּרְסָה הַשְּׁסוּעָה Deuteronomy 14:7.
Pi. tear in two, a lion, kid, Imperfect, Infinitive construct וַיְשַׁסְּעֵהוּ כְּשַׁסַּע הַגְּדִי Judges 14:6; a bird (by, or at, its wings), Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְשִׁסַּע אֹתוֺ Leviticus 1:17 (P); imperfect 3rd person masculine singular (אֶתאֲֿנָשָׁיו בַּדְּבָרִים) וַיְשַׁסַּע 1 Samuel 24:8 gives too violent a meaning; probably corrupt for word = restrain, or the like Dr HPS, compare Bu Now (hesitantly).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

1:17; 11:3; 11:7; 11:26

Deuteronomy

14:6; 14:7

Judges

14:6

1 Samuel

24:8

Lamentations

3:11

H8156

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8156 matches the Hebrew שָׁסַע (šāsaʿ),
which occurs 9 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:17 - He shall tear it open by the wings, not dividing it completely, and then the priest shall burn it on the wood that is burning on the altar. It is a burnt offering, a food offering, an aroma pleasing to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:3 - You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:7 - And the pig, though it has a divided hoof, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:26

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:26 - “ ‘Every animal that does not have a divided hoof or that does not chew the cud is unclean for you; whoever touches the carcass of any of them will be unclean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:6 - You may eat any animal that has a divided hoof and that chews the cud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:7

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:7 - However, of those that chew the cud or that have a divided hoof you may not eat the camel, the rabbit or the hyrax. Although they chew the cud, they do not have a divided hoof; they are ceremonially unclean for you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 14:6 - The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a young goat. But he told neither his father nor his mother what he had done.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 24:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 24:7 - With these words David sharply rebuked his men and did not allow them to attack Saul. And Saul left the cave and went his way.
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