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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שְׁאָגָהH7581
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 Itand my groans1×Job 3:24
from my groaning1×Psalms 32:3
Listen to the roaring1×Zechariah 11:3
may roar1×Job 4:10
of groaning1×Psalms 22:1
of his roaring1×Ezekiel 19:7
Their roaring1×Isaiah 5:29
Show sample aligned rows
Job 3:24שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃toand my groansNoun - feminine plural construct | first person common singularJob 4:10שַׁאֲגַ֣תtomay roarNoun - feminine singular constructPsalms 22:1שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃toof groaningNoun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 32:3בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗יtofrom my groaningPreposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularIsaiah 5:29שְׁאָגָ֥הtoTheir roaringNoun - feminine singularEzekiel 19:7שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃toof his roaringNoun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularZechariah 11:3שַׁאֲגַ֣תtoListen to the roaringNoun - feminine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJob 3:24
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Job2Psalms2Isaiah1Ezekiel1Zechariah1
Source forms
שַׁאֲגַ֣ת2xša·’ă·ḡaṯJob 4:10, Zechariah 11:3
בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י1xbə·ša·’ă·ḡā·ṯîPsalms 32:3
שְׁאָגָ֥ה1xšə·’ā·ḡāhIsaiah 5:29
שַׁאֲגָתֽוֹ׃1xša·’ă·ḡā·ṯōwEzekiel 19:7
שַׁאֲגָתִֽי׃1xša·’ă·ḡā·ṯîPsalms 22:1
שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃1xša·’ă·ḡō·ṯāyJob 3:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular construct2xJob 4:10, Zechariah 11:3
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular1xJob 3:24
Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 5:29
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 22:1
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xEzekiel 19:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular1xPsalms 32:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a rumbling or moan
Source Gloss
a rumbling or moan
Extended definitionSource: 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: