שָׁעַע
šāʿaʿ
sport
Strong's H8173VerbHebrewTWOT 2435

שָׁעַע (šāʿaʿ) is a Hebrew verb meaning sport. It appears 9 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H8173).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2435)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2435)be smeared over, blinded; blind yourselves and be blind!; look upon, fondle, please, amuse, look about, stare; cry, dandle, delight, play, shut
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁעַע verb: be smeared over, blinded

Strong's H8173 שָׁעַע: (in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare
KJV:cry (out) (by confusion with H7768), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

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Psalms 94:19Isaiah 6:10

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