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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

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:16 - Don’t think I am a wicked woman! For I have been praying out of great anguish and sorrow.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:27 - About noontime Elijah began mocking them. “You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed, “for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself.[fn] Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:11 - Jehu went back to his fellow officers, and one of them asked him, “What did that madman want? Is everything all right?”
“You know how a man like that babbles on,” Jehu replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:13 - I think, ‘My bed will comfort me,
and sleep will ease my misery,’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:27 - If I decided to forget my complaints,
to put away my sad face and be cheerful,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:1 - “I am disgusted with my life.
Let me complain freely.
My bitter soul must complain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:4 - “My complaint is with God, not with people.
I have good reason to be so impatient.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:2 - “My complaint today is still a bitter one,
and I try hard not to groan aloud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 55:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:2 - Please listen and answer me,
for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 64:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O God, listen to my complaint.
Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:1 - A prayer of one overwhelmed with trouble, pouring out problems before the LORD.

LORD, hear my prayer!
Listen to my plea!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:34

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:34 - May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:2 - I pour out my complaints before him
and tell him all my troubles.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:29 - Who has anguish? Who has sorrow?
Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining?
Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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