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Friday, July 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7847 - שָׂטָה

Transliteration

sâṭâh

Phonetics

saw-taw'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2250

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to turn aside, go aside, turn, decline
1. (Qal) to turn aside

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1578 ‑ ἐκκλίνω (ek‑klee'‑no); 3845 ‑ παραβαίνω (par‑ab‑ah'ee‑no);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

BSB (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

CSB (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

ESV (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

KJV (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

LEB (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

LSB (11)

Numbers 8

Proverbs 3

N95 (12)

Numbers 8

Proverbs 4

NAS (12)

Numbers 8

Proverbs 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (6)

Numbers 4

Proverbs 2

ASV (6)

but if thou have gone aside 1

decline 1

go aside 1

goeth aside 1

not by it; turn 1

with thee, and if thou have not gone aside 1

BSB (6)

goes astray 2

gone astray 1

have gone astray 1

turn 1

turn aside 1

CSB (6)

astray 4

turn 1

turn aside 1

ESV (6)

aside 1

astray 3

turn aside 1

turn away 1

KJV (6)

aside 4

decline 1

turn 1

LEB (6)

goes astray 1

has an affair 1

have had an affair 1

may 1

turn away 1

you have 1

LSB (11)

astray 5

go 1

goes 2

gone 2

stray 1

N95 (12)

aside 1

astray 4

away 1

goes 2

gone 2

turn 2

NAS (12)

aside 1

astray 4

away 1

goes 2

gone 2

turn 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (6)

but if you have gone astray 1

goes astray 2

turn 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1331) u x (סתה STh) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?: The pictograph x is a picture of a thorn representing a turning, the u is a picture of a round basket. Combined these mean "turn around".

A) u x (סתה STh) AC: Turn CO: Rebel AB: ?: One who has turned away.

N^m) u x (סתה STh) - Rebel: [df: jV] KJV (1): revolter - Strongs: H7846 (סֵט)

H) e u x (סתהה SThH) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?

V) e u x (סתהה SThH) - Turn: To turn aside or away. [df: hjV] KJV (6): (vf: Paal) aside, turn, decline - Strongs: H7847 (שָׂטָה)

J) u f x (סותה SWTh) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?

V) u f x (סותה SWTh) - Turn: To turn aside or away. [df: jwV] KJV (2): (vf: Paal, Participle) turn - Strongs: H7750 (סוּט)

Adopted Roots:

A2474 M u x (Hate)
A2475 N u x (Oppose, Opponent)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[שָׂטָה] verb turn aside (Aramaic סְטָא,

id.; שְׂטָא stray; Ethiopic

III. be seduced, etc.; cf Dr^{JPhil. xi (1882), 205}); —

Qal Perfect 2 feminine singular שָׂטִית Numbers 5:19,20; Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּשְׂטֶה Numbers 5:12; Numbers 5:29, jussive 3 masculine singular יֵשְׂטְ Proverbs 7:25; Imperative masculine singular שְׂטֵה Proverbs 4:15; — turn aside, of unfaithful wife Numbers 5:12 (absolute), + תַּחַת אִישׁ, i.e. while married, Numbers 5:19 (+ טֻמְאָה adverb accusative), Numbers 5:20; Numbers 5:29 (all P); of youth, from (מֵעַל) way of evil woman Proverbs 4:15, toward (אֶל) her ways Proverbs 7:25.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׂטָה fut. apoc. יֵשְׂטְ to decline, to turn aside. (Aram. סְטָא, ܣܝܛܳܐ id.) Followed by מֵעַל דֶּרֶךְ from the way, Proverbs 4:15 אֶל דַּרְכֵי פ׳ 7:25. Specially used of adulterous wives, Numbers 5:23 with the addition of תַּחַת הָאִישׁ 5:19, 20, 29. Compare זָנָה No. 1.

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List of Word Forms

יֵ֣שְׂטְ ישט שְׂטֵ֖ה שָׂטִ֛ית שטה שטית תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה תִשְׂטֶ֣ה תשטה śā·ṭîṯ saTit śāṭîṯ śə·ṭêh seTeh śəṭêh tiś·ṭeh ṯiś·ṭeh tisTeh tiśṭeh ṯiśṭeh yê·śəṭ Yeset yêśəṭ