What does שָׁסַס (šāsas) mean in the Bible?
שָׁסַס (šāsas): Violent seizure of property through warfare or disorder; emphasizes complete despoliation rather than mere theft
Hebrew · H8155
שָׁסַס
To plunder
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שָׁסַסH8155
Pronunciationšāsas
What does שָׁסַס (šāsas) mean in the Bible?
שָׁסַס (šāsas): Violent seizure of property through warfare or disorder; emphasizes complete despoliation rather than mere theft
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8155?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include looted (1), of those who plundered (1), plunder him (1), they plundered (1), Those who plundered you (1).
Where does שָׁסַס (šāsas) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 2:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1), Judges (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 Itlooted1×Zechariah 14:2
of those who plundered1×Judges 2:14
plunder him1×Psalms 89:41
they plundered1×1 Samuel 17:53
Those who plundered you1×Jeremiah 30:16
will be looted1×Isaiah 13:16
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 2:14וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּtoof those who plunderedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1 Samuel 17:53וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּtothey plunderedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 89:41שַׁ֭סֻּהוּtoplunder himVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singularIsaiah 13:16יִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙towill be lootedVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralJeremiah 30:16שֹׁאסַ֙יִךְ֙toThose who plundered youVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singularZechariah 14:2וְנָשַׁ֙סּוּ֙tolootedConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJudges 2:14
Aligned rows6
Books represented6
Judges11 Samuel1Psalms1Isaiah1Jeremiah1Zechariah1
Source forms
וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ2xway·yā·šōs·sūJudges 2:14, 1 Samuel 17:53
וְנָשַׁ֙סּוּ֙1xwə·nā·šas·sūZechariah 14:2
יִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙1xyiš·šas·sūIsaiah 13:16
שֹׁאסַ֙יִךְ֙1xšō·sa·yiḵJeremiah 30:16
שַׁ֭סֻּהוּ1xšas·su·hûPsalms 89:41
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xJudges 2:14, 1 Samuel 17:53
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xZechariah 14:2
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xIsaiah 13:16
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular1xJeremiah 30:16
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | third person masculine singular1xPsalms 89:41
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent seizure of property through warfare or disorder; emphasizes complete despoliation rather than mere theft
Source Gloss
to plunder
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent seizure of property through warfare or disorder; emphasizes complete despoliation rather than mere theft
to plunder BDB: have plundered him Usage: rifle, spoil.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms1
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action1×
ImperfectIsa 13:161×
Word Origins
שָׁסַס is a primitive root - no further derivation.