Strong's Lexicon

H7690

H7690 — שַׂגִּיא

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

AramaicsaggiyadjectiveOccurrences: 13TWOT: 3004a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7690
Word:שַׂגִּיא
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:(Aramaic) corresponding to H7689
Language:Aramaic
Occurrences:13
Transliteration:saggiy
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:sag-ghee'
Meaning:1. large (in size, quantity or number, also adverbial)
KJV Renderings:exceeding, great(-ly); many, much, sore, very.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB9913

שַׂגִּרא adjective great, much — absolute ׳ שׂ Dan 2:6 +, feminine plural שֵׂגִּיאָן Dan 2:48; Ezra 5:11

1. great, of image Dan 2:31 (in vision), height of tree Dan 4:7 (id.); of honour Dan 2:6.
2. much, fruit Dan 4:9; Dan 4:18, flesh Dan 7:5 plural many, years Ezra 5:11, gifts Dan 2:48.
3. as adverb exceedingly, Dan 2:12; Dan 5:9; Dan 6:15; Dan 6:24; Dan 7:28.


Other Resources

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

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