Shagah שָׁגָה
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| שָׁגָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shagah |
| Strong's number | H7686 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to wander |
| Occurrences | 21 in 19 verses |
| Most frequent in | Proverbs (6) |
Shagah (Hebrew שָׁגָה, Strong's H7686) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to wander”. It occurs 21 times in 19 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to go astray, stray, err
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to err, stray
1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness)
1a3) to go astray (morally)
1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead astray
1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally)
1b3) to lead astray (morally)
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to err, stray
1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness)
1a3) to go astray (morally)
1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead astray
1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally)
1b3) to lead astray (morally)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | erred (6), err (4), wander (2), ravished (2), astray (2), ignorance (1), deceiver (1), deceived (1), wandered (1), erreth (1) |
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| BSB | who stray (2), strays unintentionally (1), you stray unintentionally (1), wander (1), error (1), i have erred (1), deceiver (1), i have truly gone astray (1), let me stray (1), may you be captivated (1), be captivated (1), led astray (1), and 8 other renderings |
Verses
Every verse with Shagah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 4:13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,
Numbers
- Numbers 15:22And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,Now if you stray unintentionally and do not obey all these commandments that the LORD has spoken to Moses—
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 27:18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 26:21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.Then Saul replied, “I have sinned. Come back, David my son. I will never harm you again, because today you considered my life precious. I have played the fool and have committed a grave error!”
Job
- Job 6:24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.Teach me, and I will be silent. Help me understand how I have erred.
- Job 12:16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
- Job 19:4And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.Even if I have truly gone astray, my error concerns me alone.
Psalms
- Psalm 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
- Psalm 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.You rebuke the arrogant— the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
- Psalm 119:118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 5:19Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.A loving doe, a graceful fawn— may her breasts satisfy you always; may you be captivated by her love forever.
- Proverbs 5:20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
- Proverbs 5:23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
- Proverbs 19:27Cease, my son, to hear the instruction that causeth to err from the words of knowledge.If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
- Proverbs 28:10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.He who leads the upright along the path of evil will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 28:7But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.These also stagger from wine and stumble from strong drink: Priests and prophets reel from strong drink and are befuddled by wine. They stumble because of strong drink, muddled in their visions and stumbling in their judgments.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 34:6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them.My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
- Ezekiel 45:20And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.You must do the same thing on the seventh day of the month for anyone who strays unintentionally or in ignorance. In this way you will make atonement for the temple.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).