Sachah שָׂחָה
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| שָׂחָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sachah |
| Strong's number | H7811 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to swim |
| Occurrences | 3 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (1) |
Sachah (Hebrew שָׂחָה, Strong's H7811) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to swim”. It occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to swim
1a) (Qal) swim (participle)
1b) (Hiphil) to make to swim
1a) (Qal) swim (participle)
1b) (Hiphil) to make to swim
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | swim (2), swimmeth (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | i flood (1), swimmer (1), swim (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Sachah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 6:6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 25:11And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.He will spread out his hands within it, as a swimmer spreads his arms to swim. His pride will be brought low, despite the skill of his hands.
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).