The meaning of “שְׁאָגָה”
Understanding shᵉʼâgâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
roaring. - a rumbling or moan 1) roaring 1a) of lion, the wicked, distress cry
שְׁאָגָה
roaring. - a rumbling or moan 1) roaring 1a) of lion, the wicked, distress cry
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 4:10 | “The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.” Word: שְׁאָגָה (shᵉʼâgâh) | |
| Psalms 32:3 | “When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.” Word: שְׁאָגָה (shᵉʼâgâh) | |
| Isaiah 5:29 | “Their roaring shall be like a lion, they shall roar like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deliver it.” Word: שְׁאָגָה (shᵉʼâgâh) | |
| Ezekiel 19:7 | “And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof, by the noise of his roaring.” Word: שְׁאָגָה (shᵉʼâgâh) | |
| Zechariah 11:3 | “There is a voice of the howling of the shepherds; for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.” Word: שְׁאָגָה (shᵉʼâgâh) |