7683. shagag
Lexicon
shagag: To err, to go astray, to sin unintentionally

Original Word: שָׁגַג
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shagag
Pronunciation: shah-GAHG
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-gag')
Definition: To err, to go astray, to sin unintentionally
Meaning: to stray, sin

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
deceived, err, go astray, sin ignorantly

A primitive root; to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology) -- X also for that, deceived, err, go astray, sin ignorantly.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to go astray, commit sin or error
NASB Translation
because he also (1), goes astray (1), misled (1), sinned (1), went astray (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[שָׁגַג] verb go astray, commit sin or error ("" שׁגה, שׁוג); —

Qal Perfect שָׁגָג֛ Leviticus 5:18; Participle שֹׁגֵג Job 12:16; Psalm 119:67; feminine שֹׁגֶ֫גֶת Numbers 15:23; —

1 err,. mentally Job 12:16.

2 sin ignorantly, inadvertently, Leviticus 5:18; Numbers 15:28 (P), compare Psalm 119:67. — בְּשַׁגָּם Genesis 6:3 perhaps Infinitive construct suffix, by reason of their going astray, see Ges§ 67p Ew Dr and others; > Vrss for that he also is flesh. אֲבִישַׁג.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • The Greek equivalent that corresponds to the concept of unintentional sin or error is found in Strong's Greek Number G50 • ἀγνοέω (agnoeō), which means to be ignorant, not to know, or to err. This term is used in the New Testament to describe actions done in ignorance, paralleling the Hebrew concept of unintentional sin.

Usage: The verb שָׁגַג (shagag) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of straying or erring, often in the context of sinning unintentionally or through ignorance. It conveys the idea of deviating from the correct path or standard, particularly in a moral or spiritual sense.

Context: • The root שָׁגַג (shagag) appears in various forms in the Hebrew Bible, primarily in the context of unintentional sins or errors. It is often associated with the concept of sinning without deliberate intent, highlighting the human propensity to err even when not consciously choosing to do wrong.
• In Leviticus 4:13, the term is used to describe the sin of the whole congregation of Israel when they err unintentionally: "If the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly, so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden..."
Numbers 15:28 also uses this term in the context of atonement for unintentional sins: "The priest will make atonement before the LORD on behalf of the one who erred by sinning unintentionally, and when atonement has been made for him, he will be forgiven."
• The concept of שָׁגַג (shagag) underscores the importance of awareness and intentionality in the moral and spiritual life of the Israelites, as well as the provision of atonement for sins committed in ignorance.

Forms and Transliterations
בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה בשגגה שָׁגָ֛ג שֹׁגֵ֑ג שֹׁגֵ֥ג שגג ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh ḇišḡāḡāh šā·ḡāḡ šāḡāḡ shaGag shoGeg šō·ḡêḡ šōḡêḡ vishgaGah
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Englishman's Concordance
Leviticus 5:18
HEB: שִׁגְגָת֧וֹ אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁגָ֛ג וְה֥וּא לֹֽא־
NAS: in which he sinned unintentionally
KJV: for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist
INT: his error which sinned he and did not

Numbers 15:28
HEB: הַשֹּׁגֶ֛גֶת בְּחֶטְאָ֥ה בִשְׁגָגָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה
NAS: for the person who goes astray when he sins
KJV: for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth
INT: unintentionally sins goes before the LORD

Job 12:16
HEB: וְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑ה ל֝֗וֹ שֹׁגֵ֥ג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃
NAS: and sound wisdom, The misled and the misleader
KJV: and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver
INT: are strength and sound the misled and the misleader

Psalm 119:67
HEB: אֶ֭עֱנֶה אֲנִ֣י שֹׁגֵ֑ג וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה אִמְרָתְךָ֥
NAS: I was afflicted I went astray, But now
KJV: Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept
INT: was afflicted I went now your word

4 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7683
4 Occurrences


šā·ḡāḡ — 1 Occ.
šō·ḡêḡ — 2 Occ.
ḇiš·ḡā·ḡāh — 1 Occ.















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