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Hebrew · H7879

שִׂיחַ

A contemplation ; by implication, an utterance

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שִׂיחַH7879

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

What does שִׂיחַ mean in the Bible?

שִׂיחַ is a Hebrew word meaning "a contemplation ; by implication, an utterance".

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 complaint5×Job 7:13, Job 9:27, Job 10:1, Job 23:2
and their babble1×2 Kings 9:11
complaint1×Job 21:4
has complaints1×Proverbs 23:29
his lament1×Psalms 102:1
in my complaint1×Psalms 55:2
May my meditation1×Psalms 104:34
of complaint1×Psalms 64:1
of my anguish1×1 Samuel 1:16
Perhaps he is deep in thought1×1 Kings 18:27
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 1:16שִׂיחִ֛יtoof my anguishNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular1 Kings 18:27שִׂ֧יחַtoPerhaps he is deep in thoughtNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 9:11שִׂיחֽוֹ׃toand their babbleNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularJob 7:13בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יtomy complaintPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 9:27שִׂיחִ֑יtomy complaintNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 10:1שִׂיחִ֑יtomy complaintNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 21:4שִׂיחִ֑יtocomplaintNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 23:2שִׂחִ֑יtomy complaintNoun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 55:2בְּשִׂיחִ֣יtoin my complaintPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularPsalms 64:1בְשִׂיחִ֑יtoof complaintPreposition-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 row1 Samuel 1:16
Aligned rows14
Books represented6
1 Samuel11 Kings12 Kings1Job5Psalms5Proverbs1
Source forms
שִׂיחִ֑י5xśî·ḥîJob 9:27, Job 10:1, Job 21:4, Psalms 104:34
שִׂיחֽוֹ׃2xśî·ḥōw2 Kings 9:11, Psalms 102:1
בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י1xḇə·śî·ḥîJob 7:13
בְשִׂיחִ֑י1xḇə·śî·ḥîPsalms 64:1
בְּשִׂיחִ֣י1xbə·śî·ḥîPsalms 55:2
שִׂחִ֑י1xśi·ḥîJob 23:2
שִׂ֧יחַ1xśî·aḥ1 Kings 18:27
שִׂ֗יחַ1xśî·aḥProverbs 23:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular7x1 Samuel 1:16, Job 9:27, Job 10:1, Job 21:4
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular3xJob 7:13, Psalms 55:2, Psalms 64:1
Noun - masculine singular2x1 Kings 18:27, Proverbs 23:29
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2x2 Kings 9:11, Psalms 102:1
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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