Hebrew verb · H8159
שָׁעָה
shaahshaw-aw'
to gaze
15 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: shâʻâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H8159is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 39Old Testament books
- 14spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H8159
to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered
The King James renders it: depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
shaah is rendered "to gaze". It stands 15 times in the Hebrew text, across six books.
- Seven of the uses stand in Isaiah, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 4:4while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
- The Greek text spells it fourteen different ways.
The first use
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
Genesis 4:4וַיִּ֣שַׁע
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- he will look2
- look away2
- and he looked1
- and I may have regard1
- and let us fear1
- he looked1
- smear1
- them pay attention1
- they look1
- they looked1
- they will gaze1
- will you look away1
and 1 more, 15 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
| Word | Written | Meaning | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁעַן | shaan | to lean | Uses22 |
| שָׁעַע | shaa | to smear | Uses9 |
| שָׁעָה | shaah | moment | Uses5 |
| שָׁעַר | shaar | to calculate | Uses1 |
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
All 15, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
14 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- יִשְׁע֖וּ2
- הָשַׁ֣ע1
- וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה1
- וַיִּ֣שַׁע1
- וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה1
- יִשְׁעֶ֥ה1
- יִשְׁעֶ֔ה1
- שְׁעֵ֣ה1
- שָׁעָ֑ה1
- שְׁע֥וּ1
- שָׁעוּ֙1
- תִשְׁעֶ֣ה1
and 2 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singular2HVqi3ms
- HC/Vqu1cs1HC/Vqu1cs
- Hc/Vqw3ms1Hc/Vqw3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common plural1HC/Vtc1cp
- verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singular1HVhv2ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular1HVqi2ms
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine plural1HVqi3fp
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural1HVqi3mp
- verb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine plural1HVqj3mp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural1HVqp3cp
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular1HVqp3ms
- verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural1HVqv2mp
Genesis
two uses
while Abel brought the best portions of the firstborn of his flock. And the LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering,
- וַיִּ֣שַׁעvaiyisha'Hc/Vqw3mstagged: and he looked
but He had no regard for Cain and his offering. So Cain became very angry, and his countenance fell.
- שָׁעָ֑הshaahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he looked
Exodus
one use
Make the work harder on the men so they will be occupied and pay no attention to these lies.”
- יִשְׁע֖וּyishuverb · simple (qal), jussive (“let him”) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: them pay attention
2 Samuel
one use
They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
- יִשְׁע֖וּyishuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they looked
Job
two uses
Will You never look away from me, or leave me alone to swallow my spittle?
- תִשְׁעֶ֣הtishehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: will you look away
look away from him and let him rest, so he can enjoy his day as a hired hand.
- שְׁעֵ֣הsheehverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: look away
Psalms
two uses
Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”
- הָשַׁ֣עhasha'verb · causative (hiphil), command · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: smear
Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
- וְאֶשְׁעָ֖הveeshahHC/Vqu1cstagged: and I may have regard
Isaiah
seven uses
In that day men will look to their Maker and turn their eyes to the Holy One of Israel.
- יִשְׁעֶ֥הyishehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will look
They will not look to the altars they have fashioned with their hands or to the Asherahs and incense altars they have made with their fingers.
- יִשְׁעֶ֔הyishehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he will look
Therefore I said, “Turn away from me, let me weep bitterly! Do not try to console me over the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
- שְׁע֥וּsheuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: look away
Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- שָׁעוּ֙shauverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they look
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָהtisheinahverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person feminine pluraltagged: they will gaze
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- תִּשְׁתָּ֖עtishta'verb · reflexive (hithpael), jussive (“let him”) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you fear
Tell us the things that are to come, so that we may know that you are gods. Yes, do something good or evil, that we may look on together in dismay.
- וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָהvenishtaahconjunction (“and”) + verb · reflexive (hithpael), infinitive (“to…”) · 1st person common pluraltagged: and let us fear
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.