Hebrew · H7896, G5087 · unreviewed

שִׁית

To place (in a very wide application) · to place

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שִׁית H7896 to place (in a very wide application)

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τίθημι G5087 to place

Pronunciation títhēmi

Core causative: to place physically or establish authoritatively; middle voice emphasizes personal agency in positioning or appointing.

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What does שִׁית (shith) mean in the Bible?

שִׁית · τίθημι is a Hebrew word meaning "to set, place, or direct intentionally".

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Meaning

to set, place, or direct intentionally

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 50×

Imperfect Exod 21:22 · Gen 46:4 · Gen 48:17 · Isa 26:1 · Jer 13:16 · Jer 50:3 · Job 38:11 · Prov 26:24 · Ps 18:12 · Gen 3:15 · Isa 15:9 · Jer 51:39 · Prov 24:32 · Ps 12:6 · Ps 13:3 · Ps 101:3 25×

Perfect Exod 7:23 · Gen 4:25 · Hos 6:11 · Job 38:36 · Exod 33:4 · Isa 22:7 · Ps 3:7 · Ps 140:6 · Ps 8:7 · Ps 90:8 · 1Sam 4:20 · Ps 84:4 · Ps 73:28 14×

Jussive Exod 23:1 · Num 12:11 · Job 9:33 · Job 10:20 · 2Sam 13:20 · Ps 62:11 6×

Sequential imperfect Isa 16:3 · Jer 31:21 · Prov 27:23 · Ps 48:14 4×

Infinitive absolute Isa 22:7 1×

Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 2×

Imperfect Exod 21:30 2×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 52 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 33 Perfect 14 Imperative 4 Infinitive absolute 1

Stem

Qal 50 Hophal 2

Mood

Indicative/jussive 18 Indicative 14 Indicative/cohortative 9 Jussive 6 Imperative 4

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 12 — One Spirit, Many Gifts, and One Body in Christ John 10 — The Good Shepherd, the Door, and the Son One with the Father John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred Mark 15 — The Crucified King: Condemnation, Mockery, Death, Confession, and Burial Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

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