Strong's Lexicon

H7600

H7600 — שַׁאֲנָן

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

Hebrewsha'ananadjectiveOccurrences: 10TWOT: 2304a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7600
Word:שַׁאֲנָן
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H7599
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:10
Transliteration:sha'anan
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shah-an-awn'
Meaning:1. secure 2. in a bad sense, haughty
KJV Renderings:that is at ease, quiet, tumult.

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BDB8377

שַׁאֲנָן adjective at ease, secure (BaNB § 143a Ges«GKC:84b»§ 84 b k); — absolute׳ שׁ Isa 33:20 plural שַׁאֲנִּים Amos 6:1 +, שַׁאֲנַנּוֺת Isa 32:9; Isa 32:11; Isa 32:18

1. at ease, secure: ׳ נָוֶה שׁ Isa 33:20 ,secure habitation (of Jerusalem), compare ׳ מְנוּחוֺת שׁ Isa 32:18 (|| מִבְטָחִים).
2. as substantive, one at ease, free from misfortune, Job 12:5.
3. at ease, with collateral idea of careless, wanton, arrogant, Amos 6:1; Isa 32:9; Isa 32:11; Zech 1:15; Ps 123:4.
4. as substantive abstract = arrogance: suffix שַׁאֲנַנְךָ, 2Kgs 19:28 (|| הִתְרַגֶּזְךָ) = Isa 37:29, but < שְׁאוֺנְךָ thine uproar, BuZAW xii (1892), 36 Gr Che Marti Kit (perhaps), Bur. compare שׁלאנן.


Other Resources

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

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