What does שָׂחָה mean in the Bible?
שָׂחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to swim ; causatively, to inundate".
Hebrew · H7811
שָׂחָה
To swim ; causatively, to inundate
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שָׂחָהH7811
What does שָׂחָה mean in the Bible?
שָׂחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to swim ; causatively, to inundate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7811?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a swimmer (1), I flood (1), to swim (1).
Where does שָׂחָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 6:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Psalms (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 Ita swimmer1×Isaiah 25:11
I flood1×Psalms 6:6
to swim1×Isaiah 25:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowPsalms 6:6
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Psalms1Isaiah2
Source forms
אַשְׂחֶ֣ה1x’aś·ḥehPsalms 6:6
הַשֹּׂחֶ֖ה1xhaś·śō·ḥehIsaiah 25:11
לִשְׂח֑וֹת1xliś·ḥō·wṯIsaiah 25:11
Parsing patterns
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular1xIsaiah 25:11
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct1xIsaiah 25:11
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular1xPsalms 6:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to swim ; causatively, to inundate
Source Gloss
to swim ; causatively, to inundate
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to swim; causatively, to inundate BDB: swim Usage: (make to) swim.
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 groups1Aligned forms1
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectPs 6:71×
Word Origins
שָׂחָה is a primitive root - no further derivation.