Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H7880 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שִׂיַח |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7878 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 4 |
| Transliteration: | siyach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | see'-akh |
| Meaning: | 1. a shoot (as if uttered or put forth) 2. (generally) shrubbery |
| KJV Renderings: | bush, plant, shrub. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
שִׂיחַ noun [masculine] bush, shrub, plant; — ׳ שׂ absolute collective Job 30:4, construct הַשָּׂדֶךְ ׳ שׂ Gen 2:5 ( J ); plural שִׂיחִים Job 30:7, אַחַד הַשִּׂיחִם Gen 21:15 ( E ).
I, II. שִׂים, שִׂימָה etc., see I, II. שׂום.
שֵׂךְ, שֻׂכָּה see IV. שׂכד. שׂךְ see II. שׂכד.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
