7896. shith

Strong's Lexicon

shith: To put, place, set, appoint, make

Original Word: שִׁית
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shiyth
Pronunciation: sheeth
Phonetic Spelling: (sheeth)
Definition: To put, place, set, appoint, make
Meaning: to place

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5087 (τίθημι, tithēmi): To put, place, lay, set

- G2525 (καθίστημι, kathistēmi): To set down, appoint, constitute

Usage: The Hebrew verb "shith" primarily means to put, place, or set something in a particular position. It is often used in the context of appointing or establishing something or someone in a specific role or location. The term can also imply making or transforming something into a particular state or condition.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of placing or setting something was often symbolic of authority, intention, or purpose. For example, setting a king on a throne was a significant act of establishing authority. Similarly, placing stones or markers could signify boundaries or memorials. The concept of "shith" reflects the intentionality and purposefulness in actions and decisions, which were highly valued in the biblical context.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to put, set
NASB Translation
account (1), apply (1), appoint (1), appointed (1), bring (1), cast (1), close* (1), concern* (1), concerned* (1), consider* (1), demand (1), demanded (2), direct (1), fix (1), fixed positions (1), join (1), laid (5), lay (3), lays (1), made (5), make (11), make them turn (1), pay (2), perform (1), place (1), placed (1), put (9), reflected* (1), serve (1), set (17), sets (1), stop (1), take (2), took up fixed positions (1), turns (1), withdraw (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שִׁית verb put, set (Nö^{Beitr. z. Semitic Sprachwiss, 39 f.}; compare Phoenician שת Lzb³⁷⁵; Ecclus שית Passive participle Ecclesiasticus 31:27 (?); see also (Nö^{l.c. 41}) Syriac quality, appearance); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular שָׁת Genesis 4:25 +, 3 feminine singular שָׁ֫תָה 1 Samuel 4:20 +, 2 masculine singular שַׁ֫תָּה Psalm 8:7 שַׁ֫תָּ Psalm 90:8, suffix שַׁתַּ֫נִי Psalm 88:7; Psalm 88:9, 1singular שַׁ֫תִּי Psalm 73:28 +; 3 plural שָׁ֫תוּ Exodus 33:4 3t., metaplastic יָשִׁית Psalm 49:15; Psalm 73:9 (other forms not found); Imperfect3masculine singular יָשִׁית Exodus 21:22 +, jussive יָשֵׁת Job 9:33, וַיָּ֫שֶׁת Genesis 30:40 +; 3 feminine singular suffix וַתְּשִׁתֵ֫חוּ Ruth 4:16, תְּשִׁיתֵ֫מוֺ Psalm 21:10 +, 1 singular suffix אֲשִׁתֶ֫נּוּ 1 Kings 11:34; Imperative masculine singular שִׁית Proverbs 27:23, שִׁיתָ֫ה Psalm 9:21; Psalm 141:3; feminine singular שִׁ֫תִי Jeremiah 31:21, etc.; Infinitive absolute שֹׁת Isaiah 22:7; construct שִׁית Job 30:1 +; Passive participle וְשִׁית (Jeremiah 13:16 Qr, but read Kt יָשִׁית); suffix שִׁתִי Exodus 10:1; —

1 put, lay hand upon, עַל, Genesis 46:4 (E), Genesis 48:14,17 (J), Job 9:33; Psalm 139:5; with עִם in evil partnership, Exodus 23:1 (E); put ornaments, עַל person, Exodus 33:4 (J); compare 1 Samuel 2:8; Isaiah 15:9; Job 22:24; Ruth 3:15; lay child into (ב) bosom Ruth 4:16; put wisdom, ב location, Job 38:36, compare Proverbs 26:24; אָשִׁית עֵצוֺת בְּנַפְשִׁי Psalm 13:3, i.e. take counsel, plan; ׳סַחְסִי בי Psalm 73:28; put things תַּחַת רַגְלָיו Psalm 8:7; lay (penalty) עַל person Exodus 21:22 (E), sin Numbers 12:11 (E), compare (with אֲשֶׁר = where) Psalm 84:4; nearly = give (נתן), accusative + ל person Genesis 4:25 (J; explanation of name שֵׁת), appoint Psalm 9:21.

2. a. set, station, sheep לְבַדּוֺ Genesis 30:40, compare לֹא שָׁתָם עַל Genesis 30:40 (J); accusative of person = appoint (עַל over) Genesis 41:33 (E); set לָמוֺ person (ל 3b) + ב location Psalm 73:18, so (accusative) Psalm 88:7 and (object person omitted) Psalm 12:6, set crown לְראֹשׁוֺ Psalm 21:4, set one (מִן partitive) לְכִסֵּא Psalm 132:11; set person among (ב person) 2 Samuel 19:29; Jeremiah 3:19, compare (עִם) Job 30:1; set watch לְפִי Psalm 141:3, snares לִי Psalm 140:6, enmity, בֵּין person Genesis 3:15 (J); iniquities לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 90:8, compare Psalm 101:3; set, direct face, אֶל location Numbers 24:1 (J), eyes לִנְטוֺת בָּאָרָץ Psalm 17:11.

b. in phrase לֵב לְ ׳שׁ set one's mind to, give heed, attention (compare שׂוּם 2b), Exodus 7:23 (E), 2 Samuel 13:20; Jeremiah 31:21; Psalm 48:14; Proverbs 22:17; Proverbs 27:23, with אֶל Job 7:17, absolute 1 Samuel 4:20; Psalm 62:11; Proverbs 24:32 I reflected.

c. set, fix, נְּבוּל Exodus 23:31 (E; with מִן ֗֗֗ עַד), תָּשִׁית לִי חֹק Job 14:13 wouldst fix me a limit, Job 38:11 (וּפאֹ יָשִׁית בִּגְאוֺן גַּלָּיךָ De and others here shall one fix it [the boundary, חֹק, Job 38:10] = it shall be fixed against, etc.: but explanation very forced: Me Kau ׳יִשָּׁבֵר ג, Bi Bu ׳יִשְׁבֹּת ג

3 constitute, make one something, 2 accusative, 1 Kings 11:34 I will make him prince, Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 26:1; Jeremiah 22:6; Psalm 21:7; Psalm 84:7; Psalm 88:9 ( + למוֺ indirect object), Psalm 110:1; 2 Samuel 22:12 "" Psalm 18:12; תְּשִׁיתֵמוֺ שֶׁ֑כֶם Psalm 21:13 = thou wilt make them (all) shoulder, make them turn their back, flee (compare Psalm 18:41); accusative + ל make something into Jeremiah 2:15 = Jeremiah 50:3; Jeremiah 13:16; Psalm 45:17 ( + ב location); accusative + כ compare make one like Hosea 2:5 ("" שִׂים), Isaiah 16:3; Psalm 21:10; Psalm 83:12; Psalm 83:14; accusative only, make, prepare, feast Jeremiah 51:39, compare שָׁת קָצִיר לָח Hosea 6:11 (read possibly שִׁית, passive participle), make darkness Psalm 104:20; = perform signs, ב location Exodus 10:1 (J).

4 internally transitive, = take one's stand (compare שִׂים 4a) הַמָּרָשִׁים שֹׁת שָׁתוּ הַשָּׁ֑עְרָה Isaiah 22:7; with ׳עַליֿ (against) Psalm 3:7. — יָשִׁית מִמֶּנִּי Job 10:20 (Kt; > Qr Imperative וְשִׁית) is dubious, יָשִׁית = יָשֵׁת: De direct (attention) away from me, compare Di (ellipsis of יָד, מָּנִים, or לֵב), Du (sc. יָד; reads Imperative); Lag (so Bu) proposes יִשְׁבֹּת, Siegf (יָדוֺ) יָוֵב, ᵐ5 Beer (best) שְׁעֵה (Job 7:19), with יְמֵי חֶלְדִּי (ᵐ5 Bu Be Du) for יָמַי יחדל probably rightly.

Hoph`al (or

Qal passive Ges^{§ 53u}), Imperfect3masculine singular יוּשַׁת Exodus 21:30 (E) if a ransom be imposed עָלָיו, Exodus 21:30.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay up, let alone, look,

A primitive root; to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, X look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, X take.

Forms and Transliterations

אֲשִֽׁיתְךָ֙ אֲשִׁיתֵ֣ךְ אֲשִׁתֶ֗נּוּ אָ֝שִׁ֗ית אָשִׁ֗ית אָשִׁ֣ית אָשִׁ֥ית אָשִׁ֨ית ׀ אָשִׁ֪ית אשית אשיתך אשתנו וְשִׁית־ וְשַׁתִּ֙הָ֙ וְשַׁתִּ֣י וְשִׁ֖ית וְשִׁ֥ית וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ וַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ וַיָּ֣שֶׁת וַיָּ֥שֶׁת וַיָּ֨שֶׁת וַיָּֽשֶׁת־ וַיָּשִׁ֤יתוּ וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ וַתָּ֖שֶׁת וַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙ ואשיתהו וישיתהו וישיתו וישת וישת־ ושית ושית־ ושתה ושתי ותשת ותשתהו יְשִׁית֑וּהוּ יָ֝שִׁ֗ית יָ֝שִׁ֗יתוּ יָ֤שֶׁת יָשִׁ֖ית יָשִׁ֤ית יָשִׁ֥ית יָשִׁ֨ית יָשֵׁ֖ת יוּשַׁ֖ת יוּשַׁ֣ת יושת ישית ישיתו ישיתוהו ישת לָ֝שִׁ֗ית לשית שִׁ֘יתָ֤ה שִׁ֣תִי שִׁ֤יתוּ שִׁ֥ית שִׁ֧יתִי שִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ שִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ שִׁיתָ֣ה שִׁתִ֛י שַׁ֣תָּה שַׁ֭תַּנִי שַׁתִּ֤י ׀ שַׁתַּ֣נִי שָֽׁת־ שָֽׁתוּ־ שָׁ֛תוּ שָׁ֣תוּ שָׁ֥ת שָׁ֥תָה שָׁ֥תוּ שָׁ֪תָה שָׁ֭ת שָׁתָ֖ם שֹׁ֖ת שַׁתָּ֣ה שית שיתה שיתו שיתי שיתמו שת שת־ שתה שתו שתו־ שתי שתם שתני ת תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ ׀ תְּשִׁיתֵ֥מוֹ תְשִׁיתֵ֣הוּ תָּ֤שִׁ֥ית תָּ֤שֶׁת תָּֽשֶׁת־ תָּשִׁ֣ית תָּשִׁ֥ית תָּשִׁ֥יתִי תָּשִׁ֥יתוּ תָשִׁ֖ית תָשֵׁ֤ת תני תשית תשיתהו תשיתו תשיתי תשיתמו תשת תשת־ ’ă·šî·ṯə·ḵā ’ă·šî·ṯêḵ ’ă·ši·ṯen·nū ’ā·šîṯ ’āšîṯ ’ăšîṯêḵ ’ăšîṯəḵā ’ăšiṯennū aShit ashiTech ashiteCha ashiTennu lā·šîṯ laShit lāšîṯ šā·ṯāh šā·ṯām šā·ṯū šā·ṯū- šāṯ šāṯ- šat·ta·nî šat·tāh šat·tî šāṯāh šāṯām šattāh šattanî šattî šāṯū šāṯū- shat Shatah shaTam Shattah shatTani shatTi Shatu shit shiTah shiTemov shiTi Shitu shot šî·ṯāh šî·ṯê·mōw ši·ṯî šî·ṯî šî·ṯū šîṯ šîṯāh šîṯêmōw šiṯî šîṯî šîṯū šōṯ t ṯ ta·nî tā·šeṯ ṯā·šêṯ tā·šeṯ- tā·šî·ṯî tā·šî·ṯū tā·šîṯ ṯā·šîṯ tani tanî tāšeṯ ṯāšêṯ tāšeṯ- Tashet taShit taShiti taShitu tāšîṯ ṯāšîṯ tāšîṯî tāšîṯū ṯə·šî·ṯê·hū tə·šî·ṯê·mōw teshiTehu teshiTemov ṯəšîṯêhū təšîṯêmōw vaashiTehu vaiyashet vaiyaShitu vatTashet vatteshiTehu veshatTi veshatTiha veShit vishiTehu wa’ăšîṯêhū wa·’ă·šî·ṯê·hū wat·tā·šeṯ wat·tə·ši·ṯê·hū wattāšeṯ wattəšiṯêhū way·yā·šeṯ way·yā·šeṯ- way·yā·šî·ṯū wayyāšeṯ wayyāšeṯ- wayyāšîṯū wə·šat·tî wə·šat·ti·hā wə·šîṯ wə·šîṯ- wəšattî wəšattihā wəšîṯ wəšîṯ- wî·šî·ṯê·hū wîšîṯêhū yā·šeṯ yā·šêṯ yā·šî·ṯū yā·šîṯ yāšeṯ yāšêṯ yaShet yaShit yaShitu yāšîṯ yāšîṯū yə·šî·ṯū·hū yeshiTuhu yəšîṯūhū yū·šaṯ yūšaṯ yuShat

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 3:15
HEB: וְאֵיבָ֣ה ׀ אָשִׁ֗ית בֵּֽינְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ין
NAS: And I will put enmity Between
KJV: And I will put enmity
INT: enmity will put Between and between

Genesis 4:25
HEB: שֵׁ֑ת כִּ֣י שָֽׁת־ לִ֤י אֱלֹהִים֙
NAS: for, [she said], God has appointed me another
KJV: For God, [said she], hath appointed me another
INT: Seth whom has appointed God offspring

Genesis 30:40
HEB: בְּצֹ֣אן לָבָ֑ן וַיָּֽשֶׁת־ ל֤וֹ עֲדָרִים֙
NAS: of Laban; and he put his own herds
KJV: of Laban; and he put his own flocks
INT: the flock of Laban put herds apart

Genesis 30:40
HEB: לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְלֹ֥א שָׁתָ֖ם עַל־ צֹ֥אן
NAS: apart, and did not put them with Laban's
KJV: his own flocks by themselves, and put them not unto Laban's
INT: apart and did not put and flock

Genesis 41:33
HEB: נָב֣וֹן וְחָכָ֑ם וִישִׁיתֵ֖הוּ עַל־ אֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: and wise, and set him over
KJV: and wise, and set him over the land
INT: discerning and wise and set over the land

Genesis 46:4
HEB: עָלֹ֑ה וְיוֹסֵ֕ף יָשִׁ֥ית יָד֖וֹ עַל־
NAS: and Joseph will close your eyes.
KJV: [again]: and Joseph shall put his hand
INT: bring and Joseph shall put his hand and

Genesis 48:14
HEB: אֶת־ יְמִינ֜וֹ וַיָּ֨שֶׁת עַל־ רֹ֤אשׁ
NAS: out his right hand and laid it on the head
KJV: his right hand, and laid [it] upon Ephraim's
INT: Israel his right and laid on the head

Genesis 48:17
HEB: יוֹסֵ֗ף כִּי־ יָשִׁ֨ית אָבִ֧יו יַד־
NAS: that his father laid his right
KJV: that his father laid his right
INT: Joseph for laid his father hand

Exodus 7:23
HEB: בֵּית֑וֹ וְלֹא־ שָׁ֥ת לִבּ֖וֹ גַּם־
NAS: with no concern even
KJV: into his house, neither did he set his heart
INT: house no set his heart even

Exodus 10:1
HEB: עֲבָדָ֔יו לְמַ֗עַן שִׁתִ֛י אֹתֹתַ֥י אֵ֖לֶּה
NAS: of his servants, that I may perform these
KJV: of his servants, that I might shew these my signs
INT: of his servants because of may perform signs these

Exodus 21:22
HEB: יֵעָנֵ֗שׁ כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׁ֤ית עָלָיו֙ בַּ֣עַל
NAS: husband may demand of him, and he shall pay
KJV: husband will lay upon him; and he shall pay
INT: be fined after may demand and husband

Exodus 21:30
HEB: אִם־ כֹּ֖פֶר יוּשַׁ֣ת עָלָ֑יו וְנָתַן֙
NAS: a ransom is demanded of him, then he shall give
KJV: If there be laid on him a sum of money,
INT: If A ransom is demanded of shall give

Exodus 21:30
HEB: כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ יוּשַׁ֖ת עָלָֽיו׃
NAS: whatever is demanded of him.
KJV: of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.
INT: all manner after demanded and

Exodus 23:1
HEB: שָׁ֑וְא אַל־ תָּ֤שֶׁת יָֽדְךָ֙ עִם־
NAS: report; do not join your hand
KJV: report: put not thine hand
INT: A false not join your hand with

Exodus 23:31
HEB: וְשַׁתִּ֣י אֶת־ גְּבֻלְךָ֗
NAS: I will fix your boundary from the Red
KJV: And I will set thy bounds from the Red
INT: will fix your boundary Sea

Exodus 33:4
HEB: וַיִּתְאַבָּ֑לוּ וְלֹא־ שָׁ֛תוּ אִ֥ישׁ עֶדְי֖וֹ
NAS: and none of them put on his ornaments.
KJV: and no man did put on him his ornaments.
INT: went not put man his ornaments

Numbers 12:11
HEB: אַל־ נָ֨א תָשֵׁ֤ת עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ חַטָּ֔את
NAS: I beg you, do not account [this] sin
KJV: my lord, I beseech thee, lay not the sin
INT: nay not account and sin

Numbers 24:1
HEB: לִקְרַ֣את נְחָשִׁ֑ים וַיָּ֥שֶׁת אֶל־ הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר
NAS: omens but he set his face
KJV: for enchantments, but he set his face
INT: to seek omens set toward the wilderness

Ruth 3:15
HEB: שֵׁשׁ־ שְׂעֹרִים֙ וַיָּ֣שֶׁת עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיָּבֹ֖א
NAS: [measures] of barley and laid [it] on her. Then she went
KJV: [measures] of barley, and laid [it] on her: and she went
INT: six barley and laid and went

Ruth 4:16
HEB: אֶת־ הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙ וַתְּשִׁתֵ֣הוּ בְחֵיקָ֔הּ וַתְּהִי־
NAS: the child and laid him in her lap,
KJV: the child, and laid it in her bosom,
INT: Naomi the child and laid her lap and became

1 Samuel 2:8
HEB: מְצֻ֣קֵי אֶ֔רֶץ וַיָּ֥שֶׁת עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם תֵּבֵֽל׃
NAS: are the LORD'S, And He set the world
KJV: [are] the LORD'S, and he hath set the world
INT: the pillars of the earth set and the world

1 Samuel 4:20
HEB: עָנְתָ֖ה וְלֹא־ שָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽהּ׃
NAS: But she did not answer or pay attention.
KJV: But she answered not, neither did she regard [it].
INT: answer or pay attention

2 Samuel 13:20
HEB: ה֔וּא אַל־ תָּשִׁ֥יתִי אֶת־ לִבֵּ֖ךְ
NAS: he is your brother; do not take this
KJV: he [is] thy brother; regard not this thing.
INT: he not take to heart matter

2 Samuel 19:28
HEB: לַאדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶֽת־ עַבְדְּךָ֔
NAS: the king; yet you set your servant
KJV: the king: yet didst thou set thy servant
INT: my lord the king set your servant ate

2 Samuel 22:12
HEB: וַיָּ֥שֶׁת חֹ֛שֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו
NAS: And He made darkness canopies
KJV: And he made darkness pavilions
INT: made darkness around

83 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7896
83 Occurrences

’ā·šîṯ — 9 Occ.
’ă·šî·ṯêḵ — 1 Occ.
’ă·šî·ṯə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
’ă·ši·ṯen·nū — 1 Occ.
lā·šîṯ — 1 Occ.
šāṯ- — 3 Occ.
šā·ṯāh — 2 Occ.
šā·ṯām — 1 Occ.
šat·tāh — 2 Occ.
šat·ta·nî — 1 Occ.
šat·tî — 1 Occ.
šā·ṯū — 4 Occ.
šîṯ — 1 Occ.
šî·ṯāh — 2 Occ.
šî·ṯê·mōw — 2 Occ.
ši·ṯî — 3 Occ.
šî·ṯū — 1 Occ.
šōṯ — 1 Occ.
ṯ — 1 Occ.
ta·nî — 1 Occ.
tā·šeṯ — 3 Occ.
ṯā·šîṯ — 5 Occ.
tā·šî·ṯî — 1 Occ.
tā·šî·ṯū — 1 Occ.
ṯə·šî·ṯê·hū — 1 Occ.
tə·šî·ṯê·mōw — 3 Occ.
wa·’ă·šî·ṯê·hū — 1 Occ.
way·yā·šeṯ- — 6 Occ.
way·yā·šî·ṯū — 1 Occ.
wat·tā·šeṯ — 2 Occ.
wat·tə·ši·ṯê·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·šat·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·šat·ti·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·šîṯ — 3 Occ.
wî·šî·ṯê·hū — 1 Occ.
yā·šêṯ — 2 Occ.
yā·šîṯ — 7 Occ.
yā·šî·ṯū — 1 Occ.
yə·šî·ṯū·hū — 1 Occ.
yū·šaṯ — 2 Occ.