Hebrew · H7896

שִׁית

To place (in a very wide application)

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שִׁית H7896

What does שִׁית mean in the Bible?

שִׁית is a Hebrew word meaning "to place (in a very wide application)".

Full entry for שִׁית (H7896) · Open the biblical lexicon

Questions this entry answers

What does שִׁית mean in the Bible?

שִׁית is a Hebrew word meaning "to place (in a very wide application)".

How does the BSB render H7896?

The BSB source-word alignment has 83 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include set (4), . . . (3), He made (2), I will bring (2), take (2).

Where does שִׁית appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (30), Exodus (8), Genesis (8), Job (8).

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

set 4× Psalms 3:6, Psalms 62:10, Psalms 101:3, Psalms 141:3

. . . 3× Job 10:20, Isaiah 16:3, Isaiah 22:7

He made 2× 2 Samuel 22:12, Psalms 18:11

I will bring 2× Psalms 12:5, Isaiah 15:9

take 2× Exodus 7:23, 2 Samuel 13:20

amount demanded 1× Exodus 21:30

and 1× Jeremiah 13:16

and consign 1× Job 22:24

And I will establish 1× Exodus 23:31

and pay close attention 1× Proverbs 27:23

and placed it 1× Ruth 3:15

and put 1× Genesis 48:14

and set him 1× Genesis 41:33

and took [it] 1× Proverbs 24:32

and turn her into 1× Hosea 2:3

apply 1× Proverbs 22:17

are posted 1× Isaiah 22:7

are set 1× Psalms 17:11

are set out 1× Psalms 140:5

but he lays up 1× Proverbs 26:24

but he turned 1× Numbers 24:1

consider 1× Psalms 48:13

demands 1× Exodus 21:22

had placed 1× Genesis 48:17

has granted 1× Genesis 4:25

has put 1× Job 38:36

He has set 1× 1 Samuel 2:8

hold 1× Numbers 12:11

I have made 1× Psalms 73:28

I have made him 1× 1 Kings 11:34

I long to make you 1× Jeremiah 3:19

I make 1× Psalms 110:1

I may perform 1× Exodus 10:1

I will make 1× Isaiah 5:6

I will place 1× Psalms 132:11

I will put 1× Genesis 3:15

I will serve 1× Jeremiah 51:39

If only You would appoint 1× Job 14:13

in mind 1× Jeremiah 31:21

is appointed 1× Hosea 6:11

is demanded 1× Exodus 21:30

is established 1× Isaiah 26:1

join 1× Exodus 23:1

Lay 1× Psalms 9:20

Make 1× Psalms 83:11

Make them 1× Psalms 83:13

must I wrestle 1× Psalms 13:2

must stop 1× Job 38:11

or pay any heed 1× 1 Samuel 4:20

placed him 1× Ruth 4:16

put on 1× Exodus 33:4

put them 1× Genesis 30:40

she places 1× Psalms 84:3

Then he set 1× Genesis 30:40

They have laid 1× Jeremiah 2:15

they make it 1× Psalms 84:6

to lay 1× Job 9:33

to put 1× Job 30:1

turn you 1× Jeremiah 22:6

will close 1× Genesis 46:4

will make 1× Jeremiah 50:3

yet you have set 1× 2 Samuel 19:28

You bring 1× Psalms 104:20

You grant him 1× Psalms 21:6

You have laid 1× Psalms 139:5

You have laid me 1× Psalms 88:6

You have made me 1× Psalms 88:8

You have placed 1× Psalms 8:6

You have set 1× Psalms 90:8

You placed 1× Psalms 21:3

You set 1× Psalms 73:18

You should set 1× Job 7:17

you will make them 1× Psalms 45:16

You will place them 1× Psalms 21:9

You will put them to flight 1× Psalms 21:12

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row Genesis 3:15

Aligned rows 83

Books represented 13

Genesis 8 Exodus 8 Numbers 2 Ruth 2 1 Samuel 2 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1 Job 8 Psalms 30 Proverbs 4 Isaiah 6 Jeremiah 7 Hosea 2

Source forms

אָשִׁ֥ית 3x ’ā·šîṯ Psalms 12:5, Psalms 110:1, Isaiah 15:9

וַיָּ֥שֶׁת 3x way·yā·šeṯ Numbers 24:1, 1 Samuel 2:8, 2 Samuel 22:12

אָשִׁ֣ית 2x ’ā·šîṯ Proverbs 24:32, Jeremiah 51:39

יָשִׁ֥ית 2x yā·šîṯ Genesis 46:4, Proverbs 26:24

יָשִׁ֤ית 2x yā·šîṯ Exodus 21:22, Jeremiah 50:3

יָשִׁית 2x yå̄·šīṯ Job 10:20, Jeremiah 13:16

שָׁ֥ת 2x šāṯ Exodus 7:23, Hosea 6:11

תָּשִׁ֥ית 2x tā·šîṯ Psalms 21:3, Proverbs 22:17

Parsing patterns

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 9x Genesis 3:15, Psalms 12:5, Psalms 13:2, Psalms 101:3

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 7x Genesis 46:4, Genesis 48:17, Exodus 21:22, Job 38:11

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Genesis 30:40, Genesis 48:14, Numbers 24:1, Ruth 3:15

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 6x Job 7:17, Job 14:13, Psalms 21:3, Psalms 73:18

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 4x Exodus 33:4, Psalms 3:6, Psalms 140:5, Isaiah 22:7

Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Genesis 4:25, Exodus 7:23, Job 38:36, Hosea 6:11

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 21:9, Psalms 21:12, Psalms 45:16

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x 2 Samuel 19:28, Psalms 139:5

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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שִׁית

What does שִׁית mean in the Bible?

What does שִׁית mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H7896?

Where does שִׁית appear in Scripture?

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