Strong's Lexicon

H5498

H5498 — סָחַב

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcachabverb-stemOccurrences: 5TWOT: 1482

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5498
Word:סָחַב
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:5
Transliteration:cachab
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-khab'
Meaning:1. to trail along
KJV Renderings:draw (out), tear.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5549

[סָחַב] verb drag (Imperfect consecutive 1 singular ואסחב MI18 , suffix ואסחבה Ib12.13; Phoenician סחב Lzb328; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3561], Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3562]); —

Qal Perfect 1 plural וְסָחַ֫בְנוּ consecutive 2Sam 17:13 Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יִסְחָבוּם Jer 49:20; Jer 50:45 Infinitive absolute סָחוֺב Jer 22:19 construct לִסְחֹב Jer 15:3 — drag, a city עַדהַֿנַּחַל 2Sam 17:13, corpses Jer 15:3; Jer 22:19, captives, under figure of sheep dragged off by wild beast Jer 49:20 = Jer 50:45 ( ᵐ5 passive, whence Schw Gie suppose a Niph`al יִסָּחֲבוּ).


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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