BDB8641
[שָׁתַן] verb
Hiph`il
urinate (secondary √ from above); — Participle
מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר (i.e. a male person) 1Sam 25:22; 1Sam 25:34; 1Kgs 14:10; 1Kgs 16:11; 1Kgs 21:21; 2Kgs 9:8 (all of exterminating a
family).
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8366 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁתַן |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | shathan |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-than' |
| Meaning: | 1. (causatively) to make water, i.e. urinate |
| KJV Renderings: | piss. |
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[שָׁתַן] verb
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke