What does שַׁי (šay) mean in the Bible?
שַׁי (šay): Gift emphasizing spontaneous availability or voluntary offering rather than obligation or formality
Hebrew · H7862
שַׁי
A gift (as available )
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שַׁי H7862
Pronunciation šay
What does שַׁי (šay) mean in the Bible?
שַׁי (šay): Gift emphasizing spontaneous availability or voluntary offering rather than obligation or formality
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7862?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gifts (2), tribute (1).
Where does שַׁי (šay) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 68:29. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), 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 It gifts 2× Psalms 68:29, Isaiah 18:7
tribute 1× Psalms 76:11
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 68:29
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Psalms 2 Isaiah 1
Source forms
שַׁ֝֗י 1x šay Psalms 76:11
שַׁ֜י 1x šay Isaiah 18:7
שָֽׁי׃ 1x šāy Psalms 68:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 68:29, Psalms 76:11, Isaiah 18:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Gift emphasizing spontaneous availability or voluntary offering rather than obligation or formality
Source Gloss
a gift (as available )
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Gift emphasizing spontaneous availability or voluntary offering rather than obligation or formality
a gift (as available) BDB: gift Usage: present.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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