שָׁעָהshâʻâh
gaze, (steadily, with interest, etc.)
Pronunciation: shaw-aw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8159
Meanings
Qal: gaze at, regard (with favour) (Genesis 4:5; Isaiah 17:7; Isaiah 17:8)
Hiph`il: cause thy gaze to turn away from me (Psalms 39:14; Job 14:6; Job 7:19)
Hithpa`el: gaze not about, let us look at each other (Isaiah 41:10; Isaiah 41:23)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 15 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 4:4 Abel also brought a gift—the best portions of the firstborn lambs from his flock. The Lord accepted Abel and his gift,
- Genesis 4:5 but he did not accept Cain and his gift. This made Cain very angry, and he looked dejected.
- Exodus 5:9 Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to listen to lies!”
- 2 Samuel 22:42 They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
- Job 7:19 Why won’t you leave me alone, at least long enough for me to swallow!
- Job 14:6 So leave us alone and let us rest! We are like hired hands, so let us finish our work in peace.
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).