What does שָׁתַל (šātal) mean in the Bible?
שָׁתַל (šātal): Establishment of roots in new soil; moving something established to a place of growth and permanence
Hebrew · H8362
שָׁתַל
To transplant
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שָׁתַל H8362
Pronunciation šātal
What does שָׁתַל (šātal) mean in the Bible?
שָׁתַל (šātal): Establishment of roots in new soil; moving something established to a place of growth and permanence
Full entry for שָׁתַל (H8362) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8362?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include planted (5), Even if it is transplanted (1), had been planted (1), I will plant it (1), it is planted (1).
Where does שָׁתַל (šātal) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (6), Psalms (2), Hosea (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 planted 5× Psalms 1:3, Psalms 92:13, Jeremiah 17:8, Ezekiel 19:10
Even if it is transplanted 1× Ezekiel 17:10
had been planted 1× Ezekiel 17:8
I will plant it 1× Ezekiel 17:23
it is planted 1× Ezekiel 19:13
will plant it 1× Ezekiel 17:22
Show sample aligned rows
Psalms 1:3 שָׁת֪וּל to planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Psalms 92:13 שְׁ֭תוּלִים to Planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Jeremiah 17:8 שָׁת֣וּל to planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Ezekiel 17:8 שְׁתוּלָ֑ה to had been planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Ezekiel 17:10 שְׁתוּלָ֖ה to Even if it is transplanted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Ezekiel 17:22 וְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּי to will plant it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Ezekiel 17:23 אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ to I will plant it Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Ezekiel 19:10 שְׁתוּלָ֑ה to planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Ezekiel 19:13 שְׁתוּלָ֣ה to it is planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Hosea 9:13 שְׁתוּלָ֣ה to planted Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Psalms 1:3
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 4
Psalms 2 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 6 Hosea 1
Source forms
שְׁתוּלָ֑ה 2x šə·ṯū·lāh Ezekiel 17:8, Ezekiel 19:10
שְׁתוּלָ֣ה 2x šə·ṯū·lāh Ezekiel 19:13, Hosea 9:13
אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּ 1x ’eš·to·len·nū Ezekiel 17:23
וְשָׁתַ֣לְתִּי 1x wə·šā·ṯal·tî Ezekiel 17:22
שָׁת֪וּל 1x šā·ṯūl Psalms 1:3
שָׁת֣וּל 1x šā·ṯūl Jeremiah 17:8
שְׁתוּלָ֖ה 1x šə·ṯū·lāh Ezekiel 17:10
שְׁ֭תוּלִים 1x šə·t̲û·lîm Psalms 92:13
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular 5x Ezekiel 17:8, Ezekiel 17:10, Ezekiel 19:10, Ezekiel 19:13
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular 2x Psalms 1:3, Jeremiah 17:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 1x Ezekiel 17:22
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 17:23
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural 1x Psalms 92:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Establishment of roots in new soil; moving something established to a place of growth and permanence
Source Gloss
to transplant
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Establishment of roots in new soil; moving something established to a place of growth and permanence
to transplant BDB: transplant Usage: plant.
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 groups 1 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 8×
Participle passive Ezek 17:8 · Ezek 17:10 · Ezek 19:10 · Ezek 19:13 · Hos 9:13 · Jer 17:8 · Ps 1:3 · Ps 92:14 8×
Word Origins
שָׁתַל is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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