What does שִׂיחַ mean in the Bible?
שִׂיחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "a contemplation ; by implication, an utterance".
Hebrew · H7879
שִׂיחַ
A contemplation ; by implication, an utterance
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שִׂיחַ H7879
What does שִׂיחַ mean in the Bible?
שִׂיחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "a contemplation ; by implication, an utterance".
Full entry for שִׂיחַ (H7879) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7879?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my complaint (5), and their babble (1), complaint (1), has complaints (1), his lament (1).
Where does שִׂיחַ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 1:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Job (5), Psalms (5), 1 Kings (1), 1 Samuel (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 my complaint 5× Job 7:13, Job 9:27, Job 10:1, Job 23:2
and their babble 1× 2 Kings 9:11
complaint 1× Job 21:4
has complaints 1× Proverbs 23:29
his lament 1× Psalms 102:1
in my complaint 1× Psalms 55:2
May my meditation 1× Psalms 104:34
of complaint 1× Psalms 64:1
of my anguish 1× 1 Samuel 1:16
Perhaps he is deep in thought 1× 1 Kings 18:27
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 1:16 שִׂיחִ֛י to of my anguish Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1 Kings 18:27 שִׂ֧יחַ to Perhaps he is deep in thought Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 9:11 שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ to and their babble Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Job 7:13 בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י to my complaint Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 9:27 שִׂיחִ֑י to my complaint Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 10:1 שִׂיחִ֑י to my complaint Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 21:4 שִׂיחִ֑י to complaint Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 23:2 שִׂחִ֑י to my complaint Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 55:2 בְּשִׂיחִ֣י to in my complaint Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Psalms 64:1 בְשִׂיחִ֑י to of complaint Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 1:16
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 Job 5 Psalms 5 Proverbs 1
Source forms
שִׂיחִ֑י 5x śî·ḥî Job 9:27, Job 10:1, Job 21:4, Psalms 104:34
שִׂיחֽוֹ׃ 2x śî·ḥōw 2 Kings 9:11, Psalms 102:1
בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י 1x ḇə·śî·ḥî Job 7:13
בְשִׂיחִ֑י 1x ḇə·śî·ḥî Psalms 64:1
בְּשִׂיחִ֣י 1x bə·śî·ḥî Psalms 55:2
שִׂחִ֑י 1x śi·ḥî Job 23:2
שִׂ֧יחַ 1x śî·aḥ 1 Kings 18:27
שִׂ֗יחַ 1x śî·aḥ Proverbs 23:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 7x 1 Samuel 1:16, Job 9:27, Job 10:1, Job 21:4
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 3x Job 7:13, Psalms 55:2, Psalms 64:1
Noun - masculine singular 2x 1 Kings 18:27, Proverbs 23:29
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x 2 Kings 9:11, Psalms 102:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a contemplation ; by implication, an utterance
Source Gloss
a contemplation ; by implication, an utterance
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a contemplation; by implication, an utterance BDB: complaint Usage: babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׂיחַ is built from this root:
שִׂיחַ H7878
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