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H7599 שָׁאַן (shâʼan) shaw-an'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

to rest

Strong's Definition

to loll, i.e. be peaceful

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: be at ease, be quiet, rest. See also H1052 (בֵּית שְׁאָן).

TWOT Reference: 2304

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Pilel) to be at ease, be at peace, rest, rest securely, be quiet

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁאַן (sha.an) — to rest. (Pilel) to be at ease, be at peace, rest, rest securely, be quiet

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb · שַׁאֲנָן · שַׁלְאֲנַן

Safe | Confident | verb pi | ≈ בֶּטַח · שׁקט | ≠ חרד

to be at ease, to be secure = state in which humans live a peaceful life and have nothing to fear

JOB 3:18 · PRO 1:33 · JER 30:10 · JER 46:27 · JER 48:11

Reinier de Blois

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[שָׁאַן] vb. Pa‛l. be at ease or at peace, rest securely base

Bible Occurrences (5)

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