What does שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaashua) mean in the Bible?
שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaashua): Sensory pleasure or playful delight; often divine enjoyment in creation or covenant relationship with people
Hebrew · H8191
שַׁעְשֻׁעַ
Enjoyment
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שַׁעְשֻׁעַ H8191
Pronunciation shaashua
What does שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaashua) mean in the Bible?
שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaashua): Sensory pleasure or playful delight; often divine enjoyment in creation or covenant relationship with people
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8191?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [is] my delight (1), a delightful (1), are my delight (1), been my delight (1), delighting (1).
Where does שַׁעְשֻׁעַ (shaashua) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 119:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (1), 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 [is] my delight 1× Psalms 119:77
a delightful 1× Jeremiah 31:20
are my delight 1× Psalms 119:143
been my delight 1× Psalms 119:92
delighting 1× Proverbs 8:31
His delight 1× Proverbs 8:30
is my delight 1× Psalms 119:174
my delight 1× Psalms 119:24
of His delight 1× Isaiah 5:7
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 119:24 שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֗י to my delight Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 119:77 שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ to [is] my delight Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 119:92 שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י to been my delight Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 119:143 שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ to are my delight Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Psalms 119:174 שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ to is my delight Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Proverbs 8:30 שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים to His delight Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 8:31 וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י to delighting Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Isaiah 5:7 שַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יו to of His delight Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Jeremiah 31:20 שַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔ים to a delightful Noun - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 119:24
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 4
Psalms 5 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ 2x ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy Psalms 119:143, Psalms 119:174
וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י 1x wə·ša·‘ă·šu·‘ay Proverbs 8:31
שַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יו 1x ša·‘ă·šū·‘āw Isaiah 5:7
שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֗י 1x ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy Psalms 119:24
שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י 1x ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy Psalms 119:92
שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ 1x ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy Psalms 119:77
שַׁ֭עֲשֻׁעִים 1x ‘ă·šu·‘îm Proverbs 8:30
שַׁעֲשֻׁעִ֔ים 1x ša·‘ă·šu·‘îm Jeremiah 31:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 5x Psalms 119:24, Psalms 119:77, Psalms 119:92, Psalms 119:143
Noun - masculine plural 2x Proverbs 8:30, Jeremiah 31:20
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Proverbs 8:31
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 5:7
Evidence Summary
CreationWisdom
Hebrew word. Sensory pleasure or playful delight; often divine enjoyment in creation or covenant relationship with people
Source Gloss
enjoyment
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sensory pleasure or playful delight; often divine enjoyment in creation or covenant relationship with people
enjoyment BDB: delight Usage: delight, pleasure.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
joyful delight or pleasure
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Word Origins
שַׁעְשֻׁעַ is built from this root:
שָׁעַע H8173
Why This Word Matters
Wisdom rejoices in the goodness and beauty of God's creation. Proverbs 8:22-31
Canonical Themes
Creation Wisdom
Part of These Phrases
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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