Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H7686
שָׁגָה
sha.gah · “to wander”
Used 21 times across 9 books
Definition
1) to go astray, stray, err
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to err, stray
1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness)
1a3) to go astray (morally)
1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead astray
1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally)
1b3) to lead astray (morally)
1a)(Qal)
1a1) to err, stray
1a2) to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness)
1a3) to go astray (morally)
1a4) to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly)
1b) (Hiphil)
1b1) to lead astray
1b2) to lead astray, mislead (mentally)
1b3) to lead astray (morally)
Where it appears
Leviticus1
Numbers1
Deuteronomy1
1 Samuel1
Job3
Psalms3
Proverbs6
Isaiah3
Ezekiel2
In the text
Leviticus 4:13And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;Numbers 15:22And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses,Deuteronomy 27:18Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.1 Samuel 26:21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.Job 6:24Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.Job 12:16With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.Job 19:4And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself.Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.Psalms 119:118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
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