שְׁבַח
shᵉbach · sheb-akh'
to adulate, i.e. adore
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7623 (שָׁבַח);
to adulate, i.e. adore
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: praise.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to separate and protect
To consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שְׁבַח above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- thee, and praise1 · 20%
- and i praised1 · 20%
- praise1 · 20%
- and praised1 · 20%
- in them; and thou hast praised1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.