What does שְׁאָגָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁאָגָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a rumbling or moan".
Hebrew · H7581
שְׁאָגָה
A rumbling or moan
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שְׁאָגָה H7581
What does שְׁאָגָה mean in the Bible?
שְׁאָגָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a rumbling or moan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7581?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and my groans (1), from my groaning (1), Listen to the roaring (1), may roar (1), of groaning (1).
Where does שְׁאָגָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Job 3:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (2), Psalms (2), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1).
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 and my groans 1× Job 3:24
from my groaning 1× Psalms 32:3
Listen to the roaring 1× Zechariah 11:3
may roar 1× Job 4:10
of groaning 1× Psalms 22:1
of his roaring 1× Ezekiel 19:7
Their roaring 1× Isaiah 5:29
Show sample aligned rows
Job 3:24 שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃ to and my groans Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Job 4:10 שַׁאֲגַ֣ת to may roar Noun - feminine singular construct Psalms 22:1 שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃ to of groaning Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 32:3 בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י to from my groaning Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Isaiah 5:29 שְׁאָגָ֥ה to Their roaring Noun - feminine singular Ezekiel 19:7 שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃ to of his roaring Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Zechariah 11:3 שַׁאֲגַ֣ת to Listen to the roaring Noun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Job 3:24
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 5
Job 2 Psalms 2 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
שַׁאֲגַ֣ת 2x ša·’ă·ḡaṯ Job 4:10, Zechariah 11:3
בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י 1x bə·ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯî Psalms 32:3
שְׁאָגָ֥ה 1x šə·’ā·ḡāh Isaiah 5:29
שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃ 1x ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯōw Ezekiel 19:7
שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃ 1x ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯî Psalms 22:1
שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃ 1x ša·’ă·ḡō·ṯāy Job 3:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct 2x Job 4:10, Zechariah 11:3
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Job 3:24
Noun - feminine singular 1x Isaiah 5:29
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 22:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 19:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Psalms 32:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a rumbling or moan
Source Gloss
a rumbling or moan
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a rumbling or moan BDB: roaring Usage: roaring.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שְׁאָגָה is built from this root:
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