What does שְׁזַב (šĕzab) mean in the Bible?
שְׁזַב (šĕzab): To release from constraint; causative sense emphasizes liberation or deliverance from bondage or danger.
Hebrew · H7804
שְׁזַב
To leave , i.e. (causatively) free
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שְׁזַב H7804
Pronunciation šĕzab
What does שְׁזַב (šĕzab) mean in the Bible?
שְׁזַב (šĕzab): To release from constraint; causative sense emphasizes liberation or deliverance from bondage or danger.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7804?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include to deliver you (2), - (1), and delivered (1), deliver you (1), has rescued (1).
Where does שְׁזַב (šĕzab) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 3:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (9).
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 to deliver you 2× Daniel 3:15, Daniel 6:20
- 1× Daniel 3:17
and delivered 1× Daniel 3:28
deliver you 1× Daniel 6:16
has rescued 1× Daniel 6:27
He delivers 1× Daniel 6:27
on delivering 1× Daniel 6:14
to deliver us 1× Daniel 3:17
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 3:15 יְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹן to to deliver you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine plural Daniel 3:17 לְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָא to to deliver us Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Daniel 3:17 יְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ to - Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 3:28 וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב to and delivered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Daniel 6:14 לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּ to on delivering Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Daniel 6:16 יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ to deliver you Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Daniel 6:20 לְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְ to to deliver you Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Daniel 6:27 מְשֵׁיזִ֣ב to He delivers Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 6:27 שֵׁיזִ֣יב to has rescued Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 3:15
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 1
Daniel 9
Source forms
וְשֵׁיזִ֣ב 1x wə·šê·ziḇ Daniel 3:28
יְשֵׁיזִֽב׃ 1x yə·šê·ziḇ Daniel 3:17
יְשֵׁיזְבִנָּֽךְ׃ 1x yə·šê·zə·ḇin·nāḵ Daniel 6:16
יְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹן 1x yə·šê·zə·ḇin·ḵō·wn Daniel 3:15
לְשֵׁיזָבוּתֵ֑הּ 1x lə·šê·zā·ḇū·ṯêh Daniel 6:14
לְשֵׁיזָבוּתָ֖ךְ 1x lə·šê·zā·ḇū·ṯāḵ Daniel 6:20
לְשֵׁיזָבוּתַ֑נָא 1x lə·šê·zā·ḇū·ṯa·nā Daniel 3:17
מְשֵׁיזִ֣ב 1x mə·šê·ziḇ Daniel 6:27
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 3:28
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common plural 1x Daniel 3:17
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:20
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:14
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Daniel 3:17
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine plural 1x Daniel 3:15
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:16
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Daniel 6:27
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To release from constraint; causative sense emphasizes liberation or deliverance from bondage or danger.
Source Gloss
to leave , i.e. (causatively) free
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To release from constraint; causative sense emphasizes liberation or deliverance from bondage or danger.
to leave, i.e. (causatively) free BDB: deliver Usage: deliver.
Word Origins
שְׁזַב 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