Word

שָׁעָה

shâʻâh · H8159 · Hebrew · 14 occurrences

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Meanings

to look around in fear

The action by which humans look around in fear in order to find help

Examples
2 Samuel 22:42 “They looked, but there was no one to save them; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
to look at one another in fear

Literally to look, hence the action by which humans look at one another in fear in order to find help

Examples
Isaiah 41:10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will also help you, I will also uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Isaiah 41:23 Declare the things that are going to come afterward, So that we may know that you are gods; Indeed, do good or evil, that we may be afraid and fear together.
Literally: to look (away from someone or something); hence: action by which deities stop paying attention to humans, with the implication that these humans will find relief from suffering (to look away (from someone), to leave alone)

Examples
Job 7:19 “Will You never turn Your gaze away from me, Nor leave me alone until I swallow my spittle?
Job 14:6 “Look away from him so that he may rest, Until he fulfills his day like a hired worker.
Isaiah 22:4 Therefore I say, “Look away from me, Let me weep bitterly, Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
to pay regard

Literally: to look (with favor at something); hence: state in which humans or deities are favorable disposed towards a person or object

Examples
Genesis 4:4 Abel, on his part also brought an offering, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat portions. And the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering;
Genesis 4:5 but for Cain and his offering He had no regard. So Cain became very angry and his face was gloomy.
Isaiah 17:8 And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, Nor will he look to that which his fingers have made, Even the Asherim and incense altars.
to have regard for, pay attention to

Literally: to look (with favor); hence: state in which humans are favorably disposed towards an activity

Examples
Exodus 5:9 “Let the labor be heavier on the men, and have them work at it so that they will pay no attention to false words.”
Psalm 119:117 Sustain me so that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
Literally: to look (up to a deity); hence: state in which humans expect their help from a deity (to look up (to a deity))

Examples
Isaiah 17:7 On that day man will look to his Maker And his eyes will look to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 31:1 Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help And rely on horses, And trust in chariots because they are many And in horsemen because they are very strong, But they do not look to the Holy One of Israel, nor seek the LORD!

How it’s used In 3 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

14 occurrences in 9 groups

Not stated: you (one person) 3
Not stated: they 3
Other words · 7 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 8 groups

מִןfrom+ נִיme 2
אֵלto, toward+ מִזְבֵּחַaltar 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ קָדוֹשׁholy 1
בin/on/with+ דָּבָרword, thing, matter 1
בin/on/with+ חֹקstatute, decree, portion 1

With adverbsAdverbs

8 occurrences in 3 groups

לֹאnot 5
אַלnot, do not 2
תָּמִידalways 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 3 entries

Afraid002001002001: This domain reflects this verb's sense of being dismayed, elsewhere in its occurrences rather than being illustrated by the citations sampled here.
Relief002001002023: The verb also denotes being let alone or spared from attention, as in Job 7:19's plea that God never turn His gaze away or leave the sufferer alone.
Willing002001002028: The verb also denotes looking upon something with favor, as in Genesis 4:4's statement that the LORD had regard for Abel and his offering.

Word family 2 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

שָׁעָהshâʻâh · H8159שָׁעָה shâʻâh · H8160 · hour · 5×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8159. shaah שָׁעָה verb gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian še°û, behold,…

H8159. shaah
שָׁעָה verb gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian še°û, behold, look for, aim at); —
Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳שׁ Gen 4:5, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִשְׁעֶה Isa 17:7-8, with apocope וַיִּ֫שַׁע Gen 4:4, Gen 4:1singular אֶשְׁעָה (Ges§ 75 1) Psa 119:117, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁעֵה Job 14:6; masculine plural שְׁעוּ Isa 22:4; — gazeat, regard (with favour), ׳י subject, with אֶל Gen 4:4-5, (J); with מִן person = turn gaze away Isa 22:4; Job 7:19 Thes Ew Che, + probably Job 10:20 (for יָשִׁית), with מֵעַל person Job 14:6; man subject, regard God (with trust, devotion), with עַל Isa 17:7; Isa 31:1; with אֶל of thing Isa 17:8; with בְּ of words, statutes, Exo 5:9 (J) Psa 119:117; absolute 3feminine plural תִּשְׁעֶינָה Isa 32:3 shall not behold makes no sense, read probably תְּשֹׁעֶינָה (√ I. שׁעע, Ew and most); 3 masculine plural יִשְׁעוּ 2Sa 22:42 they look (about) for help, < as || Psa 18:42 יְשַׁוְּעוּ.
Hiph`il Imperative masculine singular מִמֶּנִּי הָשַׁע Psalm 39:14 cause thy gaze to turn away from me (see also √I. שׁעע), <
Qal שְׁעֵה as Job 14:6 (compare Job 7:19; Isa 22:4) Hup Bae Du Ges§ 75gg.
Hithpa`el Imperfect2masculine singular with apocope אַלתִּֿשְׁתָּע Isa 41:10 gaze not about (in anxiety, || אַלתִּֿירָא); 1 plural וְנִשְׁתָּ֫עָה (Ges§ 75 1) Isa 41:23 let us look at each other (in rivalry, see ראה Hiph`il).
שׁעט (√of following; Arabic II. pound to pieces).

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Afraid5 occurrences Relief3 occurrences Willing7 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0