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Lexicon :: Strong's H8159 - šāʿâ

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שָׁעָה
Transliteration
šāʿâ
Pronunciation
shaw-aw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2429

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁעָה shâʻâh, shaw-aw'; a primitive root; to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered:—depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H8159 in the following manner: look (5x), respect (3x), dismay (2x), turn (1x), regard (1x), spare (1x), be dim (1x), depart (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H8159 in the following manner: look (5x), respect (3x), dismay (2x), turn (1x), regard (1x), spare (1x), be dim (1x), depart (1x).

  1. to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about

    1. (Qal) to gaze at, regard, behold, look about

    2. (Hiphil) to look away, cause gaze to turn away

    3. (Hithpael) to look in dismay, gaze about (in anxiety)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁעָה shâʻâh, shaw-aw'; a primitive root; to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered:—depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.
STRONGS H8159: Abbreviations
† שָׁעָה verb gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian še’û, behold, look for, aim at); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Genesis 4:5, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁעֶה Isaiah 17:7, 8, with apocope וַיִּ֫שַׁע Genesis 4:4, 1st person singular אֶשְׁעָה (Ges§ 75 1) Psalm 119:117, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁעֵה Job 14:6; masculine plural שְׁעוּ Isaiah 22:4; — gazeat, regard (with favour), י׳ subject, with אֶל Genesis 4:4, 5 (J); with מִן person = turn gaze away Isaiah 22:4; Job 7:19 Thes Ew Che, + probably Job 10:20 (for יָשִׁית), with מֵעַל person Job 14:6; man subject, regard God (with trust, devotion), with עַל Isaiah 17:7; Isaiah 31:1; with אֶל of thing Isaiah 17:8; with בְּ of words, statutes, Exodus 5:9 (J) Psalm 119:117; absolute 3rd person feminine plural תִּשְׁעֶינָה Isaiah 32:3 shall not behold makes no sense, read probably תְּשֹׁעֶינָה (√ I. שׁעע, Ew and most); 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׁעוּ 2 Samuel 22:42 they look (about) for help, < as || Psalm 18:42 יְשַׁוְּעוּ.
Hiph. Imperative masculine singular הָשַׁע מִמֶּנִּי Psalm 39:14 cause thy gaze to turn away from me (see also √I. שׁעע), < Qal שְׁעֵה as Job 14:6 (compare Job 7:19; Isaiah 22:4) Hup Bae Du Ges§ 75 gg.
Hithp. Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular with apocope אַלתִּֿשְׁתָּע Isaiah 41:10 gaze not about (in anxiety, || אַלתִּֿירָא);1st person plural וְנִשְׁתָּ֫עָה (Ges§ 75 1) Isaiah 41:23 let us look at each other (in rivalry, see ראה Hiph.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

4:4; 4:4; 4:5; 4:5

Exodus

5:9

2 Samuel

22:42

Job

7:19; 7:19; 10:20; 14:6; 14:6; 14:6

Psalms

18:42; 119:117; 119:117

Isaiah

17:7; 17:7; 17:8; 17:8; 22:4; 22:4; 22:4; 31:1; 32:3; 41:10; 41:23

H8159

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Strong's Number H8159 matches the Hebrew שָׁעָה (šāʿâ),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - Abel quoque obtulit de primogenitis gregis sui et de adipibus eorum et respexit Dominus ad Abel et ad munera eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - ad Cain vero et ad munera illius non respexit iratusque est Cain vehementer et concidit vultus eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - opprimantur operibus et expleant ea ut non adquiescant verbis mendacibus

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:42 - clamabunt et non erit qui salvet ad Dominum et non exaudiet eos

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:19 - usquequo non parces mihi nec dimittis me ut gluttiam salivam meam

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - recede paululum ab eo ut quiescat donec optata veniat sicut mercennarii dies eius

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:13 - [Vulgate 38:14] parce mihi ut rideam antequam vadam et non subsistam

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - [Vulgate 118:117] auxiliare mihi et salvus ero et delectabor in praeceptis tuis iugiter

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:7 - in die illa inclinabitur homo ad factorem suum et oculi eius ad Sanctum Israhel respicient

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:8 - et non inclinabitur ad altaria quae fecerunt manus eius et quae operati sunt digiti eius non respiciet lucos et delubra

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:4 - propterea dixi recedite a me amare flebo nolite incumbere ut consolemini me super vastitate filiae populi mei

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - vae qui descendunt in Aegyptum ad auxilium in equis sperantes et habentes fiduciam super quadrigis quia multae sunt et super equitibus quia praevalidi nimis et non sunt confisi super Sanctum Israhel et Dominum non requisierunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:3 - non caligabunt oculi videntium et aures audientium diligenter auscultabunt

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:10 - ne timeas quia tecum sum ego ne declines quia ego Deus tuus confortavi te et auxiliatus sum tui et suscepi te dextera iusti mei

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:23 - adnuntiate quae ventura sunt in futurum et sciemus quia dii estis vos bene quoque aut male si potestis facite et loquamur et videamus simul
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