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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 Box Gen 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:4 - Abel, on his part also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. And the LORD had H8159 regard H8159 for Abel and for his offering;

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 4:5 - but for Cain and for his offering He had H8159 no regard. H8159 So Cain became very angry and his countenance fell.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:9 - “Let the labor be heavier on the men, and let them work at it so that they will pay H8159 no attention H8159 to false words.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:42

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:42 - “They looked, H8159 but there was none to save;
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:19 - “[fn]Will You never turn H8159 Your gaze H8159 away from me,
Nor let me alone until I swallow my spittle?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:6 - “Turn H8159 Your gaze H8159 from him that he may [fn]rest,
Until he [fn]fulfills his day like a hired man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:13 - “Turn H8159 Your gaze H8159 away H8159 from me, that I may [fn]smile again
Before I depart and am no more.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:117

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:117 - Uphold me that I may be safe,
That I may have H8159 regard H8159 for Your statutes continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:7 - In that day man will have H8159 regard H8159 for his Maker
And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 17:8 - He will not have H8159 regard H8159 for the altars, the work of his hands,
Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made,
Even the [fn]Asherim and [fn]incense stands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:4 - Therefore I say, “Turn H8159 your eyes H8159 away from me,
Let me weep bitterly,
Do not [fn]try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 31:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 31:1 - Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help
And rely on horses,
And trust in chariots because they are many
And in horsemen because they are very strong,
But they do not look H8159 to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:3 - Then the eyes of those who see will not be [fn]blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:10 - ‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look H8159 about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:23 - Declare the things that are going to come afterward,
That we may know that you are gods;
Indeed, do good or evil, that we may anxiously look H8159 about us and fear together.
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