Strong's Lexicon

H8366

H8366 — שָׁתַן

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

Hebrewshathanverb-stemOccurrences: 6TWOT: 2377

Definition / Gloss

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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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

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).


Other Resources

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

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