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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שׁוּט H7751
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 It From roaming 2× Job 1:7, Job 2:2
your oarsmen 2× Ezekiel 27:8, Ezekiel 27:26
and roam 1× Amos 8:12
Go 1× 2 Samuel 24:2
Go up and down 1× Jeremiah 5:1
having gone 1× 2 Samuel 24:8
roam to and fro 1× 2 Chronicles 16:9
run back and forth 1× Jeremiah 49:3
scan 1× Zechariah 4:10
walked around 1× Numbers 11:8
will roam to and fro 1× Daniel 12:4
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 11:8 שָׁטוּ֩ to walked around Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2 Samuel 24:2 שֽׁוּט־ to Go Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 2 Samuel 24:8 וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ to having gone Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Chronicles 16:9 מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת to roam to and fro Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural Job 1:7 מִשּׁ֣וּט to From roaming Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Job 2:2 מִשֻּׁ֣ט to From roaming Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Jeremiah 5:1 שׁוֹטְט֞וּ to Go up and down Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Jeremiah 49:3 וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה to run back and forth Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural Ezekiel 27:8 שָׁטִ֖ים to your oarsmen Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Ezekiel 27:26 הַשָּׁטִ֖ים to Your oarsmen Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 11:8
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 9
Numbers 1 2 Samuel 2 2 Chronicles 1 Job 2 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 2 Daniel 1 Amos 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
הַשָּׁטִ֖ים 1x haš·šā·ṭîm Ezekiel 27:26
וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה 1x wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh Jeremiah 49:3
וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ 1x way·yā·šu·ṭū 2 Samuel 24:8
יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ 1x yə·šō·wṭ·ṭū Amos 8:12
יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ 1x yə·šō·ṭə·ṭū Daniel 12:4
מִשּׁ֣וּט 1x miš·šūṭ Job 1:7
מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים 1x mə·šō·wṭ·ṭîm Zechariah 4:10
מִשֻּׁ֣ט 1x miš·šuṭ Job 2:2
Parsing patterns
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 2x Job 1:7, Job 2:2
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Daniel 12:4, Amos 8:12
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 27:26
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - feminine plural 1x Jeremiah 49:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 2 Samuel 24:8
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 5:1
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 16:9
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural 1x Zechariah 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 definition Source: 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 groups 2 Aligned forms 8
Polel 5×
Participle active 2Chr 16:9 · Zech 4:10 2×
Imperfect Amos 8:12 · Dan 12:4 2×
Sequential imperfect Jer 5:1 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Sequential imperfect 2Sam 24:2 1×
Participle active Ezek 27:8 1×
Perfect Num 11:8 1×
Word Origins
שׁוּט is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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