Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8357 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שֵׁתָה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H7896 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shethah |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shay-thaw' |
| Meaning: | 1. the seat (of the person) |
| KJV Renderings: | buttock. |
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שֵׁת proper name, masculine third son of Adam; Gen 4:25 (where explained from √ שִׁית), Gen 4:26; Gen 5:3; Gen 5:4; Gen 5:6; Gen 5:7; Gen 5:8; 1Chr 1:1 Σηθ — In כָּלבְּֿנֵישֵֿׁת Num 24:17 (poem in J ), read probably שֵׁאת tumult (compare Lam 3:47), or שְׁאֵת (see below נשׂא), compare Gray. — II. שֵׁת, see II. שׁתה .
III. שֵׁת noun [masculine] seat (of body), buttocks (compare Late Hebrew שִׁית, Aramaic [untranscribed source text 5769] foundation; compare [שָׁת] p. 1011; NöM 98); — absolute ׳ שׁ Isa 20:4 plural suffix שְׁתוֺתֵיהֶם 2Sam 10:4.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
