Word

שָׁעַע

shâʻaʻ · H8173 · Hebrew · 10 occurrences

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Meanings

to be blinded or to blind

A state in which eyes are closed so that one cannot see, or an action causing this, with the connotation of being unwilling to face reality

Examples
Isaiah 29:9 Be delayed and horrified, Blind yourselves and be blind; They become drunk, but not with wine, They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.
Isaiah 6:10 “Make the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes blind, So that they will not see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.”
to find joy, to delight oneself, to play

Poetic term; process by which humans find joy in an activity

Examples
Psalm 119:16 I shall delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Psalm 119:47 I will delight in Your commandments, Which I love.
Psalm 119:70 Their heart is insensitive, like fat, But I delight in Your Law.
to bring joy, to delight, to cheer

Poetic term; process by which divine intervention bring joy to humans

Examples
Psalm 94:19 When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, Your comfort delights my soul.
to dandle, to bounce

Poetic term; literally: to delight (someone) on (one's) knees; hence, probably: causative action by which humans bring joy to small children by bouncing them on their knees

Examples
Isaiah 66:12 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I extend peace to her like a river, And the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream; And you will be nursed, you will be carried on the hip and rocked back and forth on the knees.

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

10 occurrences in 6 groups

Not stated: you (more than one) 3
Not stated: I 2
Not stated: you (one person) 2
יוֹנֵקshoot 1
אֲנִיI 1
תַּנְחוּםconsolation 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

3 occurrences in 3 groups

נֶפֶשׁsoul, life 1
עַיִןeye, sight 1
תּוֹרָהlaw, instruction 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 6 groups

מִןfrom+ נִיme 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ בֶּרֶךְknee 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ חוּרwhite cloth 1
בin/on/with+ חֻקָּהstatute, ordinance 1
בin/on/with+ מִצְוָהcommandment, command 1
בin/on/with+ רֹבmultitude, abundance, numerous 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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Near synonyms 1 word

צָחַק tsâchaq · H6711 · to laugh, to bring laughter: Both lexemes share the sense of playful or joyful activity: צָחַק (tsâchaq, H6711) spans laughing, mocking, playing, and making sport, while שָׁעַע (shâʻaʻ, H8173) covers delighting oneself and playing. The overlapping "play" sense makes them near-synonyms.

In the other Testament 1 word

μελετάω meletáō · G3191 · to ponder, to let one’s mind dwell on, to keep thinking about: Greek μελετάω captures the contemplative/meditative aspect of Hebrew שָׁעַע's 'delight (self)' sense — mental dwelling/revolving corresponds to the reflexive pleasure component, though the Greek term lacks the broader range of 'play,' 'dandle,' or vocalization senses present in the Hebrew root.

Semantic domains 3 entries

Close002001001012: This domain reflects this verb's sense of shutting the eyes, elsewhere in its occurrences rather than being illustrated by the citations sampled here.
Unable002001001065: This domain reflects the resulting inability to see or perceive that follows from this verb's sense of having the eyes shut, elsewhere in its occurrences rather than being illustrated by the citations sampled here.
Rejoice002001002022: The verb also denotes taking delight in something, as in Psalm 119:16's declaration of delighting in the LORD's statutes and not forgetting His word.

Word family 2 words

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

שָׁעַעshâʻaʻ · H8173שַׁעְשֻׁעַ shaʻshuaʻ · H8191 · joy, delight · 9×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H8173. sha 'a' I. [שָׁעַע] verb be smeared over, blinded (Aramaic שְׁעַע smear (akin to…

H8173. sha
'a' I. [שָׁעַע] verb be smeared over, blinded (Aramaic שְׁעַע smear (akin to שׁוּעַ id.), to smooth, שָׁעִיעַ smooth (of words), flattering, smooth (compare also , smear over, close up); —
Qal Imperative +
Hithpalpel Imperative masculine plural וָשֹׁ֑עוּ הִשְׁתַּעַשְׁעוּ Isa 29:9 blind yourselves and be blind ! (|| וּתְמָהוּ הִתְמַהְמְהוּ); > Buhl וּשְׁעוּ הִשְׁתָּעוּ, √שׁעה look about (2Sa 22:42); Isa 32:3 read probably 3 feminine plural תְּשֹׁעֶינָה, of eyes, be blinded (see שׁעה).
Hiph`il Imperative masculine singular הָשַׁ֑ע וְעֵינָיו Isa 6:10 and its eyes besmear ! — So perhaps הָשַׁע Psalm 39:14 (עֵינֶיךָ omitted) was intended by Masoretes (but wrongly, see Ol and others); see שָׁעָה.
II. [שָׁעַע] verb Pilpel, etc., sport, take delight in, delight (usually made = I. ׳שׁ smooth over, please; Buhl compare Aramaic , Ithpe`el sport, trifle, Vulgar Arabic (loan-word ?) VollersZMG xiv (1891), 86, 1. 3); —
Pilpel Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְשִׁעֲשַׁע Isa 29:9 the suckling shall sport on (עַל) the cobra's hole; 1 singular שִׁעֲשָׁ֑עְתִּי Psa 119:70 I take delight in thy law (accusative; but ? read שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י, Psa 119:77); Imperfect transitive 3 masculine plural יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ Psa 94:19 thy consolations delight my soul (accusative).
Palpel Imperfect2masculine plural תְּשָֽׁעֳשָׁ֑עוּIsa 66:12 upon (עַל) the knees shall ye be fondled.
Hithpalpel Imperfect1singular אֶשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע Psa 119:16 in (ב) thy statutes will I delight myself, compare Psa 119:47.

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

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Close3 occurrences Rejoice6 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