שְׁאָטshᵉʼâṭ

despite, contempt (Ezekiel 25:15; Ezekiel 36:5; Ezekiel 25:6)

Pronunciation: sheh-awt' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7589

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

  • Ezekiel 25:6 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Because you clapped and danced and cheered with glee at the destruction of my people,
  • Ezekiel 25:15 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: The people of Philistia have acted against Judah out of bitter revenge and long-standing contempt.
  • Ezekiel 36:5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says: My jealous anger burns against these nations, especially Edom, because they have shown utter contempt for me by gleefully taking my land for themselves as plunder.

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).