שָׂחָה
sâchâh · saw-khaw'
to swim; causatively, to inundate
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to swim; causatively, to inundate
- to swim
- causatively, to inundate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (make to) swim.
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
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › to reveal, behold
To consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׂחָה 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to swim1 · 33%
- of them, as he that swimmeth1 · 33%
- his hands to swim1 · 33%
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.