Strong's Lexicon

H8356

H8356 — שָׁתָה

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

Hebrewshathahnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2380b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H8356
Word:שָׁתָה
Part of Speech:noun masc
Etymology:from H7896
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:2
Transliteration:shathah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-thaw'
Meaning:1. a basis, i.e. (figuratively) political or moral support
KJV Renderings:foundation, purpose.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8653

[שָׁת] noun masculine (AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 84) foundation, stay (of society) (√ שׁית Thes ii. l. 172); — plural הַשָּׁתוֺת יֵהָרֵס֑וּן Ps 11:3 (probably figurative of established usages, laws, etc., ᵑ9 leges, Symm θεσμοί, so Hup-Now Bae Che (1888) and others; > Thes and others of nobles); Thes puts here also שָֽׁתֹתֶ֫יהָ Isa 19:10 (so ᵑ0 probably intends), which Ew Di Kit then interpret of working-classes, || עשֵֹׁי שֶׂכֶר; but perhaps opposed to of this, the upper classes, so as to include all ranks of society, Thes De CheComm.; CheHpt Buhl and others שֹׁתֶיהָ weavers of it (compare Du Marti), see III. שׁתה .


BDB9077

III. שֵׁת noun [masculine] seat (of body), buttocks (compare Late Hebrew שִׁית, Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5769] foundation; compare [שָׁת] p. 1011; M 98); — absolute ׳ שׁ Isa 20:4 plural suffix שְׁתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Sam 10:4.


Other Resources

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

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