What does שׁוּט mean in the Bible?
e. (the sea with oars) to row ; by implication, to travel".
Hebrew · H7751
שׁוּט
Properly, to push forth ; (but used only figuratively) to lash , i.e. (the sea with oars) to row ; by implication, to travel
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שׁוּטH7751
What does שׁוּט mean in the Bible?
שׁוּט is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, to push forth ; (but used only figuratively) to lash , i.e. (the sea with oars) to row ; by implication, to travel".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7751?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include From roaming (2), your oarsmen (2), and roam (1), Go (1), Go up and down (1).
Where does שׁוּט appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 11:8. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (2), Ezekiel (2), Jeremiah (2), Job (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 ItFrom roaming2×Job 1:7, Job 2:2
your oarsmen2×Ezekiel 27:8, Ezekiel 27:26
and roam1×Amos 8:12
Go1×2 Samuel 24:2
Go up and down1×Jeremiah 5:1
having gone1×2 Samuel 24:8
roam to and fro1×2 Chronicles 16:9
run back and forth1×Jeremiah 49:3
scan1×Zechariah 4:10
walked around1×Numbers 11:8
will roam to and fro1×Daniel 12:4
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 11:8שָׁטוּ֩towalked aroundVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural2 Samuel 24:2שֽׁוּט־toGoVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular2 Samuel 24:8וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּtohaving goneConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2 Chronicles 16:9מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹתtoroam to and froVerb - Piel - Participle - feminine pluralJob 1:7מִשּׁ֣וּטtoFrom roamingPreposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructJob 2:2מִשֻּׁ֣טtoFrom roamingPreposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructJeremiah 5:1שׁוֹטְט֞וּtoGo up and downVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralJeremiah 49:3וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָהtorun back and forthConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine pluralEzekiel 27:8שָׁטִ֖יםtoyour oarsmenVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralEzekiel 27:26הַשָּׁטִ֖יםtoYour oarsmenArticle | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 11:8
Aligned rows13
Books represented9
Numbers12 Samuel22 Chronicles1Job2Jeremiah2Ezekiel2Daniel1Amos1Zechariah1
Source forms
הַשָּׁטִ֖ים1xhaš·šā·ṭîmEzekiel 27:26
וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה1xwə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāhJeremiah 49:3
וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ1xway·yā·šu·ṭū2 Samuel 24:8
יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ1xyə·šō·wṭ·ṭūAmos 8:12
יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ1xyə·šō·ṭə·ṭūDaniel 12:4
מִשּׁ֣וּט1xmiš·šūṭJob 1:7
מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים1xmə·šō·wṭ·ṭîmZechariah 4:10
מִשֻּׁ֣ט1xmiš·šuṭJob 2:2
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct2xJob 1:7, Job 2:2
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural2xDaniel 12:4, Amos 8:12
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural1xEzekiel 27:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural1xJeremiah 49:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1x2 Samuel 24:8
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural1xJeremiah 5:1
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural1x2 Chronicles 16:9
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural1xZechariah 4:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, to push forth ; (but used only figuratively) to lash , i.e. (the sea with oars) to row ; by implication, to travel
Source Gloss
properly, to push forth ; (but used only figuratively) to lash , i.e. (the sea with oars) to row ; by implication, to travel
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel BDB: row Usage: go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups2Aligned forms8
Polel5×
Participle active2Chr 16:9 · Zech 4:102×
ImperfectAmos 8:12 · Dan 12:42×
Sequential imperfectJer 5:11×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
Sequential imperfect2Sam 24:21×
Participle activeEzek 27:81×
PerfectNum 11:81×
Word Origins
שׁוּט is a primitive root - no further derivation.