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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #7623 - שָׁבַח

Transliteration

shâbach

Phonetics

shaw-bakh'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

2312,2313

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

to soothe, still, stroke
1. (Piel) to soothe, still
2. (Hiphil) stilling (participle)
to laud, praise, commend
1. (Piel)
  1. to laud, praise (God)
  2. to commend, congratulate (the dead)
2. (Hithpael) to boast

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2744 ‑ καυχάομαι (kow‑khah'‑om‑ahee); 134 ‑ αἰνέω (ahee‑neh'‑o); 1867 ‑ ἐπαινέω (ep‑ahee‑neh'‑o); 1950 ‑ ἐπιλανθάνομαι (ep‑ee‑lan‑than'‑om‑ahee);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (11)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

BSB (11)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

CSB (9)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

ESV (12)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 3

KJV (11)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

LEB (11)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 7

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (10)

1 Chronicles 1

Psalms 6

Proverbs 1

Ecclesiastes 2

ASV (11)

and to triumph 2

laud 1

man keepeth 1

praise 1

shall laud 1

shall praise thee 1

then i commended 1

thou stillest them 1

wherefore i praised 1

who stilleth 1

BSB (11)

admired 1

commended 1

exalt 1

extol him 1

holds 1

still them 1

that we may glory 2

will commend 1

will glorify you 1

you stilled 1

CSB (9)

admired 1

commended 1

exalt 1

glorify 2

rejoice 2

silence 1

will declare 1

ESV (12)

commend 2

extol 1

glory 1

more fortunate 1

praise 2

praised 1

quietly holds 1

still 1

stills 1

triumph 1

KJV (11)

commended 1

glory 1

keepeth 1

praise 4

praised 1

stillest 1

stilleth 1

triumph 1

LEB (11)

⌊you 1

and boast 1

and glory 1

deemed 1

extol him 1

holds back 1

laud 1

recommend 1

who stills 1

will laud 1

will praise you 1

LSB (0)

The Legacy Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (0)

The New American Standard Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (10)

man brings 1

praise 1

shall praise you 1

then i commended 1

therefore i praised 1

to triumph 2

who stills 1

will commend 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2804) h b s (סהבהה ShBHh) AC: Still CO: ? AB: ?: A calming or quieting of something by speaking or stroking smoothly.

V) h b s (סהבהה ShBHh) - Still: To refrain from moving and be calm. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (16): (vf: Hiphil, Hitpael, Piel, Participle) praise, still, keep, glory, triumph, commend - Strongs: H7623 (שָׁבַח), H7624 (שְׁבַח)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

I. [שָׁבַח] verb Pi`el soothe, still (Arabic

be free from care, etc., Jen^{ZA 1 (1886),188};iv (1889),269, compare Assyrian pašâ—u, grow calm, so Ba^{Esther 9} Schulth^Lex.); —

Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular sf יְשַׁבְּחֶ֑נָּה Proverbs 29:11 he stilleth it, i.e. רוּחוֺ his temper (Bi Toy read חָשַׁךְאַמּוֺ ); 2 masculine singular sf תְּשַׁבְּחֵם Psalm 89:10 thou stillest them, i.e. waves ("" גֵּאוּת הַיָּם).

Hiph`il Participle (probably Masoretic error for Pi`el מְשַׁבֵּחַ) מַשְׁבִּיחַ שְׁאוֺן יַמִּים Psalm 65:8 stilling the roar of the seas.

II. [שָׁבַח] verb Pi`el laud, praise (late Aramaism, compare Aramaic (including Old Aramaic) שׁבח, , Pa`el praise see Schw^{Idioticon 91} Schulth^Lex: —

1 laud, praise; God.(׳י) : Imperfect 3 masculine plural sfיְשַׁבְּח֑וּמְךָ Psalm 63:4 ("" בֵּרַךְ); Imperative feminine singular שַׁבְּחִי Psalm 147:12, masculine plural sf שַׁבְּהּ֫וּהוּ Psalm 117:1(both "" הִלֵּל ); his works, Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשַׁבַּח Psalm 145:4 ("" הִגִּיד)

2 commend,congratulate, the dead, Infinitiveabsolute שַׁבֵּחַ Ecclesiastes 4:2 (Ges^{§ 113gg}; with מִן compare); mirth, as best thing, Perfect 1 singular שִׁבַּחְתִּי Ecclesiastes 8:15.

Hitph. boast of (בְּ): Infinitiveconstruct הִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ Psalm 106:47= 1 Chronicles 16:35, ᵐ5 (ἐγ) καυχᾶσθαι ἐν

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁבַח not used in Kal; prop. to soothe, to stroke; Arabic سبح to swim, which is done by stroking the water; hence

Piel

(1) to still the waves, Psalms 89:10 (mulcere fluctus, Virg. Æn. i. 70); anger, Proverbs 29:11. Compare חִלָּה.

(2) to praise, pr. to soothe with praises (Arabic سَبَّحَ, Eth. ሰብሐ፡ id.), Ecclesiastes 8:15 especially God, Psalms 63:4, 117:1 147:12.

(3) to pronounce happy, Ecclesiastes 4:2 (where שַׁבֵּחַ stands for מְשַׁבֵּחַ). Compare Chald.

Hiphil, i.q. Piel No. 1, to still (waves), Psalms 65:8.

Hithpael, followed by בְּ to boast in anything, Psalms 106:47; 1 Chronicles 16:35.

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List of Word Forms

בחוהו וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ ושבח ושבחתי יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃ יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃ יְשַׁבַּ֣ח ישבח ישבחונך׃ ישבחנה׃ לְ֝הִשְׁתַּבֵּ֗חַ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַ להשתבח מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ ׀ משביח שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּ שַׁבְּחִ֣י שבחי תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃ תשבחם׃ bə·ḥū·hū beChuhu bəḥūhū lə·hiš·tab·bê·aḥ lehishtabBeach ləhištabbêaḥ maš·bî·aḥ mašbîaḥ mashBiach šab·bə·ḥî šabbəḥî shabbeChi ṯə·šab·bə·ḥêm ṯəšabbəḥêm teshabbeChem veshabBeach veshibBachti wə·šab·bê·aḥ wə·šib·baḥ·tî wəšabbêaḥ wəšibbaḥtî yə·šab·baḥ yə·šab·bə·ḥen·nāh yə·šab·bə·ḥū·nə·ḵā yəšabbaḥ yəšabbəḥennāh yəšabbəḥūnəḵā yeshabBach yeshabbeChennah yeshabbeChunecha