What does שִׁיחָה mean in the Bible?
שִׁיחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pit-fall".
Hebrew · H7882
שִׁיחָה
A pit-fall
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שִׁיחָה H7882
What does שִׁיחָה mean in the Bible?
שִׁיחָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a pit-fall".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7882?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a pit (2), pits (1).
Where does שִׁיחָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 57:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (2), Jeremiah (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 a pit 2× Psalms 57:6, Jeremiah 18:22
pits 1× Psalms 119:85
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 57:6
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Psalms 2 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
שִׁיחָ֑ה 1x šî·ḥāh Psalms 57:6
שִׁיחָה 1x šī·ḥå̄h Jeremiah 18:22
שִׁיח֑וֹת 1x šî·ḥō·wṯ Psalms 119:85
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 2x Psalms 57:6, Jeremiah 18:22
Noun - feminine plural 1x Psalms 119:85
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a pit-fall
Source Gloss
a pit-fall
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a pit-fall Usage: pit.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שִׁיחָה is built from this root:
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