What does שָׁאַג (shaag) mean in the Bible?
שָׁאַג (shaag): Deep, guttural vocalization of distress or power; used of lions, God's thunder, and human anguish
Hebrew · H7580
שָׁאַג
To rumble or moan
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שָׁאַג H7580
Pronunciation shaag
What does שָׁאַג (shaag) mean in the Bible?
שָׁאַג (shaag): Deep, guttural vocalization of distress or power; used of lions, God's thunder, and human anguish
Full entry for שָׁאַג (H7580) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7580?
The BSB source-word alignment has 20 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have roared (2), roar (2), roars (2), will roar (2), . . . (1).
Where does שָׁאַג (shaag) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 14:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (5), Psalms (4), Amos (3), Hosea (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It have roared 2× Psalms 74:4, Jeremiah 2:15
roar 2× Psalms 104:21, Amos 3:4
roars 2× Hosea 11:10, Amos 1:2
will roar 2× Jeremiah 25:30, Joel 3:16
. . . 1× Jeremiah 25:30
are roaring 1× Zephaniah 3:3
came roaring 1× Judges 14:5
has roared 1× Amos 3:8
He will roar 1× Hosea 11:10
He will roar loudly 1× Jeremiah 25:30
I groan 1× Psalms 38:8
is like a roaring 1× Ezekiel 22:25
that roar 1× Psalms 22:13
there comes a roaring 1× Job 37:4
they roar 1× Isaiah 5:29
They will roar 1× Jeremiah 51:38
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 14:5 שֹׁאֵ֖ג to came roaring Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Job 37:4 יִשְׁאַג־ to there comes a roaring Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 22:13 וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ to that roar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Psalms 38:8 שָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּי to I groan Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 74:4 שָׁאֲג֣וּ to have roared Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 104:21 שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים to roar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Isaiah 5:29 וְשָׁאַג to they roar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 2:15 יִשְׁאֲג֣וּ to have roared Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Jeremiah 25:30 יִשְׁאָג֙ to will roar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Jeremiah 25:30 שָׁאֹ֤ג to He will roar loudly Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 14:5
Aligned rows 20
Books represented 10
Judges 1 Job 1 Psalms 4 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 5 Ezekiel 1 Hosea 2 Joel 1 Amos 3 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג 1x hă·yiš·’aḡ Amos 3:4
וְשָׁאַג 1x wə·šå̄·ʾaḡ Isaiah 5:29
וְשֹׁאֵֽג׃ 1x wə·šō·’êḡ Psalms 22:13
יִשְׁאַג֙ 1x yiš·’aḡ Jeremiah 25:30
יִשְׁאַ֔ג 1x yiš·’aḡ Hosea 11:10
יִשְׁאָג֙ 1x yiš·’āḡ Jeremiah 25:30
יִשְׁאָ֑ג 1x yiš·’āḡ Hosea 11:10
יִשְׁאָ֗ג 1x yiš·’āḡ Joel 3:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 9x Job 37:4, Isaiah 5:29, Jeremiah 25:30, Hosea 11:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Jeremiah 2:15, Jeremiah 51:38
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 2x Psalms 104:21, Zephaniah 3:3
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 2x Judges 14:5, Ezekiel 22:25
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 22:13
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Jeremiah 25:30
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Psalms 38:8
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 1x Psalms 74:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Deep, guttural vocalization of distress or power; used of lions, God's thunder, and human anguish
Strong's H7580
Lexical occurrences 21 verses Word forms 1 form 18 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Hosea 11:8-11 Source Gloss
to rumble or moan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Deep, guttural vocalization of distress or power; used of lions, God's thunder, and human anguish
to rumble or moan BDB: roar Usage: × mightily, roar.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 1 Aligned forms 18
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 18×
Imperfect Amos 1:2 · Hos 11:10 · Isa 5:29 · Jer 25:30 · Job 37:4 · Joel 4:16 · Jer 2:15 · Jer 51:38 10×
Participle active Ezek 22:25 · Judg 14:5 · Ps 104:21 · Zeph 3:3 4×
Perfect Amos 3:8 · Ps 38:9 · Ps 74:4 3×
Infinitive absolute Jer 25:30 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
to roar
Showing 1 selected witness from 21 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שָׁאַג is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Lion imagery of sovereign authority. Hosea 11:8-11
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain