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Hebrew - English Dictionary

H8173 - Delight

Strong's No.:H8173

Hebrew:שָׁעַע

Transliteration:shâʻaʻ

Phonetic:shaw-ah'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:cry (out) [by confusion with {H7768]} {dandle} delight ({self}) {play} shut.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with {complacency}) that {is} fondle: please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in {dismay}) that {is} stare . (cry out is by confusion with H7768.)


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to stroke, be smeared over, be blinded

a. (Qal)

1. to be smeared over, be blinded

2. to smear eyes shut

b. (Hiphil) to besmear (of eyes), smear over eyes

c. (Hithpalpel) to blind oneself, be blinded

2. to sport, take delight in

a. (Pilpel) to sport, delight in, take delight in, delight oneself

b. (Palpal) to be fondled

c. (Hithpalpel) to delight oneself


Bible References:
Delight

Translation
Occurrences:
cry ( 1 )
dandled ( 1 )
delight ( 2 )
myself ( 2 )
out ( 1 )
play ( 1 )
shut ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.