Strong's Lexicon

H7811

H7811 — שָׂחָה

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

Hebrewsachahverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2247

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7811
Word:שָׂחָה
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:sachah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-khaw'
Meaning:1. to swim 2. causatively, to inundate
KJV Renderings:(make to) swim.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8195

[שָׂחָה] verb swim (Late Hebrew סָחוּ swimming; Targum סְחָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 5234] swim, bathe, also סָחְיָא, סַחְיָנָא, שָׂחְיָנָא swimmer; Aph`el wash); —

Qal Participle + Infinitive construct כַּאֲשֶׁר יְפָרֵשׂ הַשּׂחֶה לִשְׂחוֺת Isa 25:11.
Hiph`il Imperfect 1 singular אַשְׂחֶה Ps 6:7 I make my bed swim (with my tears; another view below שִׂיחַ Qal 1).


Other Resources

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

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