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H8173

שָׁעַע

shâʻaʻ [shaw-ah'] Verb
Core meaning(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency)

Lexical Definition

Strong's Hebrew H8173

(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

KJV usage: cry (out) (by confusion with 7768 ), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.
Etymology: a primitive root;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

cry (out) (by confusion with), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.

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