Strong's Lexicon

H7582

H7582 — שָׁאָה

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

Hebrewsha'ahverb-stemOccurrences: 6TWOT: 2301

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7582
Word:	שָׁאָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	6
Transliteration:	sha'ah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-aw'
Meaning:	1. to rush 2. (by implication) to desolate
KJV Renderings:	be desolate, (make a) rush(-ing), (lay) waste.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8361

I. [שָׁאָה] verb make a din or crash, crash into ruins (perhaps akin to שׁוֺאָה (√ שׁוא ) storm, devastation; >Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5362] be deserted, שַׁהֲוָוא, שַׁהֲוָתָא desert); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural שָׁאוּ Isa 6:11 until cities have crashed into ruins; + perhaps Nah 1:5 (p. 671a).

Niph`al Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּשָּׁאֶה שְׁמָמָה Isa 6:11, usually, and the ground be ruined into a desolation, but ᵐ5 Lo Du Marti תִּשָּׁאֵר be left a desolation; 3 masculine plural יִשָּׁא֑וּן Isa 17:12 they are in uproar (of nations, || יֶהֱמָיוּן), Isa 17:13 (but strike out as doublet Du Che^Hpt Marti).

Hiph`il Infinitive construct לְהַשְׁאוֺת Isa 37:26, = לַהְשׁוֺת 2Kgs 19:25 ( Ges^{«GKC:23f»§ 23f} Kö^{i. 570}, who follow van d. H. in giving לְהַשְׁאוֺת as Qr , but see Baer Gi), to cause … cities to crash into ruined heaps.

Other Resources

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