שִׂיחַsîyach
muse, complain, talk (of)
Pronunciation: see'-akh · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7878
Meanings
Qal
1. complain (Psalms 55:18; Psalms 77:4; Job 7:11)
2. muse (Psalms 77:7; Psalms 77:13; Psalms 119:15)
3.
a. talk (about), sing (of) (Judges 5:10; Psalms 105:2; 1 Chronicles 16:9)
b. talk (with) (Proverbs 6:22; Job 12:8)
Pol`el: meditate, consider (Isaiah 53:8; Psalms 143:5; Genesis 24:63)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Judges 5:10 “Consider this, you who ride on fine donkeys, you who sit on fancy saddle blankets, and you who walk along the road.
- 1 Chronicles 16:9 Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
- Job 7:11 “I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain.
- Job 12:8 Speak to the earth, and it will instruct you. Let the fish in the sea speak to you.
- Psalms 55:17 Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice.
- Psalms 69:12 I am the favorite topic of town gossip, and all the drunks sing about me.
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).