Word Study · Strong's H7684 · Hebrew
שְׁגָגָה
shegagah
sheg-aw-gaw'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shᵉgâgâh
“a mistake or inadvertent transgression”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a mistake or inadvertent transgression
Rendered in the KJV as
error, ignorance, at unawares; unwittingly.
- 19occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 4 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 14inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 19 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 14
- בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃3
- בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה2
- בִּשְׁגָגָ֖ה2
- בִּשְׁגָגָ֑ה2
- בִשְׁגָגָה֙1
- בִשְׁגָגָ֑ה1
- בִּשְׁגָגָ֔ה1
- בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ ס1
- כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה1
- לִשְׁגָגָה֒1
- שְׁגָגָ֣ה1
- שְׁגָגָ֖ה1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- by inadvertence13
- [was] inadvertence2
- inadvertence his1
- inadvertence their1
- like an inadvertence1
- to inadvertence1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- preposition + noun · feminine singular15
- noun · feminine singular2
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine plural1
- noun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HR/Ncfsa · 15
- HNcfsa · 2
- HNcfsc/Sp3mp · 1
- HNcfsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 19, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Numbers carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus6 occurrences
- Leviticus 4:2בִשְׁגָגָה֙vishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singular“Tell the Israelites to do as follows with one who sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s commandments and does what is forbidden by them:here: by inadvertence
- Leviticus 4:22בִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularWhen a leader sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the commandments of the LORD his God, he incurs guilt.here: by inadvertence
- Leviticus 4:27בִשְׁגָגָ֖הvishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAnd if one of the common people sins unintentionally and does what is prohibited by any of the LORD’s commandments, he incurs guilt.here: by inadvertence
- Leviticus 5:15בִּשְׁגָגָ֔הbishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singular“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering.here: by inadvertence
- Leviticus 5:18שִׁגְגָת֧וֹshigatonoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularHe is to bring to the priest an unblemished ram of proper value from the flock as a guilt offering. Then the priest will make atonement on his behalf for the wrong he has committed in ignorance, and he will be forgiven.here: inadvertence his
- Leviticus 22:14בִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularIf anyone eats a sacred offering in error, he must add a fifth to its value and give the sacred offering to the priest.here: by inadvertence
Numbers9 occurrences
- Numbers 15:24לִשְׁגָגָה֒lishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularand if it was done unintentionally without the knowledge of the congregation, then the whole congregation is to prepare one young bull as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD, with its grain offering and drink offering according to the regulation, and one male goat as a sin offering.here: to inadvertence
- Numbers 15:25שְׁגָגָ֣הshegagahnoun · feminine singularThe priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD an offering made by fire and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.here: [was] inadvertence
- Numbers 15:25שִׁגְגָתָֽם׃shigatamnoun · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralThe priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD an offering made by fire and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.here: inadvertence their
- Numbers 15:26בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃ סbishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThen the whole congregation of Israel and the foreigners residing among them will be forgiven, since it happened to all the people unintentionally.here: by inadvertence
- Numbers 15:27בִשְׁגָגָ֑הvishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAlso, if one person sins unintentionally, he is to present a year-old female goat as a sin offering.here: by inadvertence
- Numbers 15:28בִשְׁגָגָ֖הvishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularAnd the priest shall make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the person who erred by sinning unintentionally; and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven.here: by inadvertence
- Numbers 15:29בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularYou shall have the same law for the one who acts in error, whether he is a native-born Israelite or a foreigner residing among you.here: by inadvertence
- Numbers 35:11בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singulardesignate cities to serve as your cities of refuge, so that a person who kills someone unintentionally may flee there.here: by inadvertence
- Numbers 35:15בִּשְׁגָגָֽה׃bishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThese six cities will serve as a refuge for the Israelites and for the foreigner or stranger among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there.here: by inadvertence
Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 20:3בִּשְׁגָגָ֖הbishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularso that anyone who kills another unintentionally or accidentally may flee there. These will be your refuge from the avenger of blood.here: by inadvertence
- Joshua 20:9בִּשְׁגָגָ֑הbishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThese are the cities appointed for all the Israelites and foreigners among them, so that anyone who kills a person unintentionally may flee there and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood prior to standing trial before the assembly.here: by inadvertence
Ecclesiastes2 occurrences
- Ecclesiastes 5:6שְׁגָגָ֖הshegagahnoun · feminine singularDo not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messenger that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands?here: [was] inadvertence
- Ecclesiastes 10:5כִּשְׁגָגָ֕הkishgagahpreposition + noun · feminine singularThere is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler:here: like an inadvertence