Midvash

שְׁאָגָהshᵉʼâgâh

roaring

Pronunciation: sheh-aw-gaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7581

Meanings

1. like lion, of lion (Isaiah 5:29; Zechariah 11:3; Job 4:10)

2. human cry in distress (Psalms 32:3; Psalms 22:2; Job 3:24)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

  • Job 3:24 I cannot eat for sighing; my groans pour out like water.
  • Job 4:10 The lion roars and the wildcat snarls, but the teeth of strong lions will be broken.
  • Psalms 22:1 My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
  • Psalms 32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long.
  • Isaiah 5:29 They will roar like lions, like the strongest of lions. Growling, they will pounce on their victims and carry them off, and no one will be there to rescue them.
  • Ezekiel 19:7 He demolished fortresses and destroyed their towns and cities. Their farms were desolated, and their crops were destroyed. The land and its people trembled in fear when they heard him roar.
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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).