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Psalms 119:47

“And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁעַעshâʻaʻ · shaw-ah'
H8173 · Hebrew

Definition: (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
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: cry (out) (by confusion with H7768 (שָׁוַע)), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.
Grammar: וְ — conjunction
אֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע — verb Hithpalpel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular
Code HC/Vfi1cs
Usage: Occurs 9 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 94:19 Psalms 119:16 Psalms 119:70 Isaiah 6:10 Isaiah 11:8

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 שָׁעַע here.

Verse 46 Verse 48

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.