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Lexicon :: Strong's H7811 - śāḥâ

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שָׂחָה
Transliteration
śāḥâ
Pronunciation
saw-khaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2247

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂחָה sâchâh, saw-khaw'; a primitive root; to swim; causatively, to inundate:—(make to) swim.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H7811 in the following manner: swim (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H7811 in the following manner: swim (3x).
  1. to swim

    1. (Qal) swim (participle)

    2. (Hiphil) to make to swim

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂחָה sâchâh, saw-khaw'; a primitive root; to swim; causatively, to inundate:—(make to) swim.
STRONGS H7811: Abbreviations
† [שָׂחָה] verb swim (Late Hebrew סָחוּ swimming; Targum סְחָא, Syriac bdb096505 swim, bathe, also סָחְיָא, סַחְיָנָא, שָׂחְיָנָא swimmer; Aph`el wash); —
Qal Participle + Infinitive construct כַּאֲשֶׁר יְפָרֵשׂ הַשּׂחֶה לִשְׂחוֺת Isaiah 25:11.
Hiph. Imperfect 1st person singular אַשְׂחֶה Psalm 6:7 I make my bed swim (with my tears; another view below שִׂיחַ Qal 1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

6:7

Isaiah

25:11

H7811

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7811 matches the Hebrew שָׂחָה (śāḥâ),
which occurs 3 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:6 - I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:11 - And he will spread out his hands in the midst of it
as a swimmer spreads his hands out to swim,
but the LORD will lay low his pompous pride together with the skill[fn] of his hands.
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