שָׁגָהshâgâh
go astray, err
Pronunciation: shaw-gaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7686
Meanings
Qal
1. err, stray, of flock (Ezekiel 34:6)
2. swerve, meander, reel or roll, in drunkenness (Isaiah 28:7; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 5:19)
3. go astay, morally (1 Samuel 26:21; Proverbs 5:23; Job 6:24)
4. specifically commit sin of ignorance, inadvertence (Leviticus 4:13; Numbers 15:22; Ezekiel 45:20)
Hiph`il: lead astray
1. literal (Deuteronomy 27:18)
2. mislead, mentally = (Job 12:16)
3. morally (Proverbs 28:10; Psalms 119:10; Job 12:23)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 21 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 4:13 “If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty.
- Numbers 15:22 “But suppose you unintentionally fail to carry out all these commands that the Lord has given you through Moses.
- Deuteronomy 27:18 ‘Cursed is anyone who leads a blind person astray on the road.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- 1 Samuel 26:21 Then Saul confessed, “I have sinned. Come back home, my son, and I will no longer try to harm you, for you valued my life today. I have been a fool and very, very wrong.”
- Job 6:24 Teach me, and I will keep quiet. Show me what I have done wrong.
- Job 12:16 Yes, strength and wisdom are his; deceivers and deceived are both in his power.
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).