שָׁאַגshâʼag

roar

Pronunciation: shaw-ag' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7580

Meanings

Qal

1. roar (Judges 14:5; Amos 3:4; Amos 3:8)

2. of human cry in distress (Psalms 38:9)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 20 times in the Bible.

  • Judges 14:5 As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah.
  • Job 37:4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder— the tremendous voice of his majesty. He does not restrain it when he speaks.
  • Psalms 22:13 Like lions they open their jaws against me, roaring and tearing into their prey.
  • Psalms 38:8 I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.
  • Psalms 74:4 There your enemies shouted their victorious battle cries; there they set up their battle standards.
  • Psalms 104:21 Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).