Original Language Studio
Proverbs 28:10
“Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
שָׁגָהshâgâh · shaw-gaw'
H7686 · Hebrew
H7686 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.
- Grammar
- מַשְׁגֶּ֤ה — verb Hiphil, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 21 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 4:13Numbers 15:22Deuteronomy 27:181 Samuel 26:21Job 6:24
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁגָה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.