7623. shabach
Lexicon
shabach: To praise, to commend, to glorify

Original Word: שָׁבַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shabach
Pronunciation: shah-bakh'
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-bakh')
Definition: To praise, to commend, to glorify
Meaning: to address in a, loud tone, loud, to pacify

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph

A primitive root; properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as if by words) -- commend, glory, keep in, praise, still, triumph.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [שָׁבַח] verb Pi`el soothe, still (Arabic be free from care, etc., JenZA 1 (1886),188;iv (1889),269, compare Assyrian pašâ—u, grow calm, so BaES9 SchulthLex.); —

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular sf יְשַׁבְּחֶ֑נָּה Proverbs 29:11he stilleth it, i.e. רוּחוֺ his temper (Bi Toy read חָשַׁךְ אַמּוֺ ); 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 SchwIdioticon 91 SchulthLex:

1 laud, praise; God.(׳י) : Imperfect3masculine plural sfיְשַׁבְּח֑וּמְךָ Psalm 63:4 ("" בֵּרַךְ); Imperative feminine singular שַׁבְּחִי Psalm 147:12, masculine plural sf שַׁבְּהּ֫וּהוּ Psalm 117:1(both "" הִלֵּל ); his works, Imperfect3masculine 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, Perfect1singular שִׁבַּחְתִּי Ecclesiastes 8:15.

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

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G134 (αἰνέω, aineo) • to praise
G1867 (ἐπαινέω, epaino) • to commend, praise
G1950 (ἐπαινετός, epainetos) • praiseworthy
G2744 (καυχάομαι, kauchaomai) • to boast, glory

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of praise and commendation found in the Hebrew שָׁבַח, illustrating the continuity of the concept of vocal praise and commendation across the biblical texts.

Usage: • The verb שָׁבַח (shabach) is used in the context of speaking or addressing in a loud tone, often associated with praise or commendation. It can also imply the act of pacifying or calming through speech.

Context: • The Hebrew verb שָׁבַח (shabach) appears in the Old Testament with the primary sense of addressing in a loud tone, often in the context of praise or commendation. This term is used to describe the act of vocally expressing admiration or approval, typically directed towards God. The act of praising God is a central theme in the Hebrew Scriptures, and שָׁבַח is one of the verbs that encapsulate this act of worship.
• In the Psalms, שָׁבַח is frequently used to call the faithful to praise the Lord with a loud voice, emphasizing the communal and vocal nature of worship. For example, in Psalm 117:1 (BSB), "Praise the LORD, all you nations; extol Him, all you peoples!" the call to praise is a call to vocalize admiration and reverence.
• The verb also carries the connotation of pacifying or calming, suggesting that the act of praise can bring peace and tranquility, both to the individual and the community. This dual aspect of שָׁבַח highlights the power of spoken words in both elevating the divine and soothing the human spirit.

Forms and Transliterations
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
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 16:35
HEB: לְשֵׁ֣ם קָדְשֶׁ֔ךָ לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּ֖חַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: name, And glory in Your praise.
KJV: name, [and] glory in thy praise.
INT: name to your holy and glory your praise

Psalm 63:3
HEB: מֵֽחַיִּ֗ים שְׂפָתַ֥י יְשַׁבְּחֽוּנְךָ׃
NAS: life, My lips will praise You.
KJV: than life, my lips shall praise thee.
INT: life my lips will praise

Psalm 65:7
HEB: מַשְׁבִּ֤יחַ ׀ שְׁא֣וֹן יַ֭מִּים
NAS: Who stills the roaring of the seas,
KJV: Which stilleth the noise of the seas,
INT: stills the roaring of the seas

Psalm 89:9
HEB: גַ֝לָּ֗יו אַתָּ֥ה תְשַׁבְּחֵֽם׃
NAS: When its waves rise, You still them.
KJV: thereof arise, thou stillest them.
INT: waves You still

Psalm 106:47
HEB: לְשֵׁ֣ם קָדְשֶׁ֑ךָ לְ֝הִשְׁתַּבֵּ֗חַ בִּתְהִלָּתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: name And glory in Your praise.
KJV: name, [and] to triumph in thy praise.
INT: name to your holy and glory your praise

Psalm 117:1
HEB: כָּל־ גּוֹיִ֑ם שַׁ֝בְּח֗וּהוּ כָּל־ הָאֻמִּֽים׃
NAS: all nations; Laud Him, all peoples!
KJV: all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
INT: all nations Laud all peoples

Psalm 145:4
HEB: דּ֣וֹר לְ֭דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ
NAS: One generation shall praise Your works
KJV: generation shall praise thy works
INT: generation to another shall praise your works your mighty

Psalm 147:12
HEB: שַׁבְּחִ֣י יְ֭רוּשָׁלִַם אֶת־
NAS: Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem!
KJV: Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem;
INT: Praise Jerusalem the LORD

Proverbs 29:11
HEB: וְ֝חָכָ֗ם בְּאָח֥וֹר יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה׃
NAS: But a wise man holds it back.
KJV: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.
INT: A wise back holds

Ecclesiastes 4:2
HEB: וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י אֶת־
NAS: So I congratulated the dead who
KJV: Wherefore I praised the dead
INT: congratulated I the dead

Ecclesiastes 8:15
HEB: וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־
NAS: So I commended pleasure,
KJV: Then I commended mirth, because a man
INT: commended I pleasure

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7623
11 Occurrences


bə·ḥū·hū — 1 Occ.
lə·hiš·tab·bê·aḥ — 2 Occ.
maš·bî·aḥ — 1 Occ.
šab·bə·ḥî — 1 Occ.
ṯə·šab·bə·ḥêm — 1 Occ.
wə·šab·bê·aḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·šib·baḥ·tî — 1 Occ.
yə·šab·baḥ — 1 Occ.
yə·šab·bə·ḥen·nāh — 1 Occ.
yə·šab·bə·ḥū·nə·ḵā — 1 Occ.















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