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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #7847 - שָׂטָה
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- to turn aside, go aside, turn, decline
- (Qal) to turn aside
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1331) ux (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) ux (סתה STh) AC: Turn CO: Rebel AB: ?: One who has turned away.
Nm) ux (סתה STh) - Rebel: [df: jV] KJV (1): revolter - Strongs: H7846 (סֵט)
H) eux (סתהה SThH) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?
V) eux (סתהה SThH) - Turn: To turn aside or away. [df: hjV] KJV (6): (vf: Paal) aside, turn, decline - Strongs: H7847 (שָׂטָה)
J) ufx (סותה SWTh) AC: Turn CO: ? AB: ?
V) ufx (סותה SWTh) - Turn: To turn aside or away. [df: jwV] KJV (2): (vf: Paal, Participle) turn - Strongs: H7750 (סוּט)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
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.
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.
