◄ 7743. shuach ►
Strong's Lexicon shuach: Ditch, pit, depression Original Word: שׁוּחַ Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: shuwach Pronunciation: shoo'-akh Phonetic Spelling: (shoo'-akh) Definition: Ditch, pit, depression Meaning: to sink Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to sink down Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shuach," the concept of a pit or low place can be related to Greek terms like "βάθος" (bathos, G899), meaning depth or deep place, which is used metaphorically in the New Testament. Usage: The Hebrew word "shuach" refers to a physical depression or low place in the ground, such as a ditch or pit. It is used metaphorically to describe a state of being low or humbled, often in a spiritual or emotional sense. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, the landscape was dotted with various natural and man-made depressions, such as cisterns, pits, and ditches, which were essential for water collection and storage in the arid climate. These physical features often served as metaphors in Hebrew literature and scripture, symbolizing states of despair, humility, or entrapment. The imagery of being in a "pit" is frequently used in the Psalms to describe a place of distress or divine testing, from which one seeks deliverance by God. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to sink down NASB Translation bowed down (1), sinks down (1), sunk down (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [שׁוּחַ] verb sink down (Buhl distinguishes this as II. ׳שׁ (Arabic () sink down, MI9, 23 אשוח probably depression, excavation, reservoir, so אשיךְ Ecclus 50:3), and hence שָׁ֫חָה Proverbs 2:18, si vera lectio, and following derivatives, from I.׳שׁ melt away Arabic () flow and spread, melt away, Ethiopic cause to dwindle, phthisis, Aramaic שׁוּחַ, flow or melt away, vanish), whence Lamentations 3:20; Psalm 44:26; but insufficient evidence for I.׳שׁ in Hebrew); — sink down, Qal Perfect3feminine singular שָׁ֫חָה לֶעָפָר נַפְשֵׁנוּ Psalm 44:26 ("" דָּֽבְקָה לָאָרֶץ); אֶלמָֿוֶת בֵּיתָהּ ׳שׁ Proverbs 2:18 ("" אֶלרְֿפָאִים; but ׳ב masculine, read שָׁחָה, √ שׁחה, AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 82, so Toy); Imperfect3feminine singular תָּשׁוּחַ עָלַי נַפְשִׁי Lamentations 3:20 Qr, Hiph`il declar. תָּשִׁיחַ Kt, of depression of mind. — Psalm 49:15 Gr reads שָׁחוּ for ᵑ0 שַׁתּוּ but see שׁתת. — Hithpa`el Psalm 42; 43see שׁחח. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance bow down, incline, humble A primitive root; to sink, literally or figuratively -- bow down, incline, humble. Forms and Transliterations וְתָשֹׁ֥וחַ ותשוח שָׁ֣חָה שחה šā·ḥāh šāḥāh Shachah vetaShoach wə·ṯā·šō·w·aḥ wəṯāšōwaḥ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Psalm 44:25 HEB: כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה לֶעָפָ֣ר נַפְשֵׁ֑נוּ NAS: For our soul has sunk down into the dust; KJV: For our soul is bowed down to the dust: INT: for has sunk the dust our soul Proverbs 2:18 HEB: כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־ מָ֣וֶת NAS: For her house sinks down to death KJV: For her house inclineth unto death, INT: for sinks to death Lamentations 3:20 HEB: [וְתָשִׁיחַ כ] (וְתָשֹׁ֥וחַ ק) עָלַ֖י NAS: remembers And is bowed down within KJV: in remembrance, and is humbled in me. INT: Surely remembers bow down within my soul 3 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 7743 3 Occurrences šā·ḥāh — 2 Occ. wə·ṯā·šō·w·aḥ — 1 Occ.