The meaning of “שָׁבַח”
Understanding shâbach reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph. - properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud - figura...
שָׁבַח
commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph. - properly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud - figuratively, to pacify (as if by words) 1) to soothe, still, stroke 1a) (Piel) to soothe, still 1b) (Hiphil) stilling (participle) 2) to laud, praise, commend 2a) (Piel) 2a1) to laud, praise (God) 2a2) to commend, congratulate (the dead) 2b) (Hithpael) to boast
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles 16:35 | “And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.” Word: שָׁבַח (shâbach) | |
| Psalms 106:47 | “Save us, O Lord our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.” Word: שָׁבַח (shâbach) | |
| Proverbs 29:11 | “A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.” Word: שָׁבַח (shâbach) | |
| Ecclesiastes 8:15 | “Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.” Word: שָׁבַח (shâbach) |
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