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Lexicon :: Strong's H7686 - šāḡâ

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שָׁגָה
Transliteration
šāḡâ
Pronunciation
shaw-gaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2325

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁגָה shâgâh, shaw-gaw'; a primitive root; to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured:—(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's H7686 in the following manner: err (11x), ravished (2x), wander (3x), deceiver (1x), cause to go astray (1x), sin through ignorance (1x), go astray (1x), deceived (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's H7686 in the following manner: err (11x), ravished (2x), wander (3x), deceiver (1x), cause to go astray (1x), sin through ignorance (1x), go astray (1x), deceived (1x).

  1. to go astray, stray, err

    1. (Qal)

      1. to err, stray

      2. to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness)

      3. to go astray (morally)

      4. to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly)

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to lead astray

      2. to lead astray, mislead (mentally)

      3. to lead astray (morally)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁגָה shâgâh, shaw-gaw'; a primitive root; to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured:—(cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.
STRONGS H7686: Abbreviations
† [שָׁגָה] verb go astray, err (Aramaic שְׁגָא, bdb099301 id.); —
Qal Perfect 1st person singular שָׁגִיתִי Job 6:24; Job 19:4, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁגֶּה Proverbs 5:23, etc.; Infinitive construct שְׁגוֺת Proverbs 19:27; Participle שֹׁגֶה Ezekiel 45:20; Proverbs 20:1, etc.; —
1. err, stray, of flock Ezekiel 34:6 (figurative).
2. swerve, meander, reel or roll, in drunkenness, ב of drink Isaiah 28:7 (twice in verse); = be intoxicated, Proverbs 20:1; so with (בּ) love Proverbs 5:19, 20; בָּרֹאֶה שׁ׳ Isaiah 28:7.
3. go astay, morally, 1 Samuel 26:21; Proverbs 5:23; Job 6:24; Job 19:4, + 1 Samuel 14:24 (reading שְׁגָגָה שׁ׳) Th We Dr Now (after Greek Version of the LXX; otherwise Bu HPS); with מן, of י׳'s commands Psalm 119:21; Psalm 119:118, מִן of words of knowledge Proverbs 19:27.
4. specifically commit sin of ignorance, inadvertence Leviticus 4:13; Numbers 15:22 (P) Ezekiel 45:20 (compare שׁגג).
Hiph. lead astray:
1. literal, Participle מַשְׁגֶּה Deuteronomy 27:18 (בַּדֶּרֶךְ).
2. מַשׁ׳ mentally = mislead Job 12:16.
3. morally, Participle Proverbs 28:10 (בְּדֶרֶךְ רָ֑ע); Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּשְׁגֵּנִי, with מן of God's commands Psalm 119:10; + perhaps Job 12:23 leadeth nations astray (Greek Version of the LXX SvrVer, i.e. וַיַּשְׁגֵּם for וַיַּנְחֵם).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

4:13

Numbers

15:22

Deuteronomy

27:18

1 Samuel

14:24; 26:21

Job

6:24; 6:24; 12:16; 12:23; 19:4; 19:4

Psalms

119:10; 119:21; 119:118

Proverbs

5:19; 5:20; 5:23; 5:23; 19:27; 19:27; 20:1; 20:1; 28:10

Isaiah

28:7; 28:7

Ezekiel

34:6; 45:20; 45:20

H7686

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7686 matches the Hebrew שָׁגָה (šāḡâ),
which occurs 21 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:13 - “If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the LORD’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 15:22 - “But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the LORD has given you through Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:18 - ‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’
And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 26:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 26:21 - Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:24 - Teach me, and I will keep quiet.
Show me what I have done wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:16 - Yes, strength and wisdom are his;
deceivers and deceived are both in his power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:4 - Even if I have sinned,
that is my concern, not yours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:10 - I have tried hard to find you—
don’t let me wander from your commands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:21 - You rebuke the arrogant;
those who wander from your commands are cursed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:118

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:118 - But you have rejected all who stray from your decrees.
They are only fooling themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:19 - She is a loving deer, a graceful doe.
Let her breasts satisfy you always.
May you always be captivated by her love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:20 - Why be captivated, my son, by an immoral woman,
or fondle the breasts of a promiscuous woman?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:27 - If you stop listening to instruction, my child,
you will turn your back on knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:1 - Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:10 - Those who lead good people along an evil path
will fall into their own trap,
but the honest will inherit good things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:7 - Now, however, Israel is led by drunks
who reel with wine and stagger with alcohol.
The priests and prophets stagger with alcohol
and lose themselves in wine.
They reel when they see visions
and stagger as they render decisions.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 34:6 - They have wandered through all the mountains and all the hills, across the face of the earth, yet no one has gone to search for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 45:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 45:20 - Do this also on the seventh day of the new year for anyone who has sinned through error or ignorance. In this way, you will purify[fn] the Temple.
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