BDB8903
שָׁעָה verb gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian še°û , behold, look for, aim at); —
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8159 |
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| Word: | שָׁעָה |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 15 |
| Transliteration: | sha`ah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-aw' |
| Meaning: | 1. to gaze at or about 2. (properly) to look for help 3. (by implication) to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered |
| KJV Renderings: | depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn. |
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שָׁעָה verb gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian še°û , behold, look for, aim at); —
I. [שָׁעַע] verb be smeared over, blinded (Aramaic שְׁעַע smear (akin to שׁוּעַ id.), [untranscribed source text 5656] to smooth, שָׁעִיעַ smooth (of words), flattering, [untranscribed source text 5657] smooth (compare also [untranscribed source text 5658], [untranscribed source text 5659] smear over, close up); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke