✡ Hebrew · Strong's H8159
H8159

שָׁעָה

shâʻâh [shaw-aw'] Verb
Core meaningto gaze at or about (properly

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8159

to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect , consider , compassionate , be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered

KJV usage: depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

. Usage: depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn. depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.

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