שְׂאֵתsᵉʼêth

an elevation or leprous scab; figuratively, elation or cheerfulness; exaltation in rank or character

Pronunciation: seh-ayth' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7613

Meanings

1. exaltation, dignity

2. swelling

3. uprising

1. dignity (Genesis 49:3; Psalms 62:5; Habakkuk 1:7)

2. swelling (Leviticus 13:2; Leviticus 14:56; Leviticus 13:10)

3. uprising (Job 41:17)

4. dubious (Genesis 4:7)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 14 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 4:7 You will be accepted if you do what is right. But if you refuse to do what is right, then watch out! Sin is crouching at the door, eager to control you. But you must subdue it and be its master.”
  • Genesis 49:3 “Reuben, you are my firstborn, my strength, the child of my vigorous youth. You are first in rank and first in power.
  • Leviticus 13:2 “If anyone has a swelling or a rash or discolored skin that might develop into a serious skin disease, that person must be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons.
  • Leviticus 13:10 If the priest finds a white swelling on the skin, and some hair on the spot has turned white, and there is an open sore in the affected area,
  • Leviticus 13:19 but a white swelling or a reddish white spot develops in its place, that person must go to the priest to be examined.
  • Leviticus 13:28 But if the affected area has not changed or spread on the skin and has faded, it is simply a swelling from the burn. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean, for it is only the scar from the burn.
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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).