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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שַׁיH7862
Pronunciationšay
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 Itgifts2×Psalms 68:29, Isaiah 18:7
tribute1×Psalms 76:11
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Usage map
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First aligned rowPsalms 68:29
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Psalms2Isaiah1
Source forms
שַׁ֝֗י1xšayPsalms 76:11
שַׁ֜י1xšayIsaiah 18:7
שָֽׁי׃1xšāyPsalms 68:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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.