Strong's Lexicon

H8371

H8371 — שָׁתַת

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

Hebrewshathathverb-stemOccurrences: 2TWOT: 2483

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8371
Word:	שָׁתַת
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	2
Transliteration:	shathath
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-thath'
Meaning:	1. to place, i.e. array 2. reflex. to lie
KJV Renderings:	be laid, set.

Use Strong's responsibly

Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.

Read: Using Strong's Responsibly

Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8526

[שׁוּחַ] verb sink down (Buhl distinguishes this as II. ׳ שׁ (Arabic [untranscribed source text 5436] ( [untranscribed source text 5437]) sink down, MI^{9, 23} אשוח probably depression, excavation, reservoir, so אשיךְ Eccl 50:3), and hence שָׁ֫חָה Prov 2:18, si vera lectio, and following derivatives, from I. ׳ שׁ melt away Arabic [untranscribed source text 5438] ( [untranscribed source text 5439]) flow and spread, melt away, Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 5440] cause to dwindle, [untranscribed source text 5441] phthisis, Aramaic שׁוּחַ, [untranscribed source text 5442] flow or melt away, vanish), whence Lam 3:20; Ps 44:26 but insufficient evidence for I. ׳ שׁ in Hebrew); — sink down,

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular שָׁ֫חָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ Ps 44:26 (|| דָּֽבְקָה לָאָרֶץ); אֶלמָֿוֶת בֵּיתָהּ ׳ שׁ Prov 2:18 (|| אֶלרְֿפָאִים; but ׳ ב masculine, read שָׁחָה, √ שׁחה, Albr^{ZAW xvi (1896), 82}, so Toy); Imperfect 3 feminine singular תָּשׁוּחַ עָלַי נַפְשִׁי Lam 3:20 Qr ,

Hiph`il declarative תָּשִׁיחַ Kt , of depression of mind. — Ps 49:15 Gr reads שָׁחוּ for ᵑ0 שַׁתּוּ but see שׁתת . —

Hithpa`el Ps 42; Ps 43 see שׁחח .

BDB9085

[שָׁתַת] verb set, appoint (poetry) (|| form of שׁית Ges^{«GKC:67ee»§ 67ee}); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural כַּצּאֹן לִשְׁאוֺל שַׁתּוּ Ps 49:15 they have been appointed (literally they have appointed them, indefinite subject) like a flock for Sh®°ôl , but Gr reads שָׁ֫חוּ (שׁוח), Bae³ יֵחַתּוּ (נחת); שַׁתּוּ בַשָּׁמַים פִּיהֶם Ps 73:9 (|| וּלְשׁוֺנָם תִּהֲלַח בָּאָרֶץ)

Other Resources

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