7751. shuwt
Lexicon
shuwt: To go, to rove about, to go to and fro

Original Word: שׁוּט
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shuwt
Pronunciation: shoot
Phonetic Spelling: (shoot)
Definition: To go, to rove about, to go to and fro
Meaning: to push forth, to lash, to row, to travel

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
go about, through, to and fro, mariner, rower, run to and fro

A primitive root; properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel -- go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שׁוּט verb go or rove about (Late Hebrew, Aramaic שׁוּט rove, row (Jonah 1:13), swim (Isaiah 25:11), stroke, besmear; see also שׁוֺט); —

Qal go or rove about: Perfect3plural, absolute שָׁטוּ הָעָם Numbers 11:8 (J; gathering manna), so, with ב location, Imperfect3masculine plural וַיָּשֻׁטוּ 2 Samuel 24:8, Imperative masculine singular שׁוּטנָֿא 2 Samuel 24:2, Infinitive construct שׁוּט Job 1:7, שֻׁט Job 2:2 (both "" הִתְהַלֵךְ), perhaps also Genesis 24:63 (לָשׁוּט for לָשׁוּחַ, so ᵑ6 Thes1322 compare Di Gunk Dr); Jeremiah 8:6 Du reads שָׁט for שָׁב. — Participle שָׁטִים see שׁוּט denominative below

Po`l. go eagerly, quickly, to and fro: Imperfect3masculine singular יְשׁוֺטְטוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ Amos 8:12 ("" וְנָעוּ); absolute יְשֹׁטְטוּ Daniel 12:4; with ב location, Imperative masculine plural שׁוֺטְטוּ Jeremiah 5:1, Participle plural מְשׁוֺטְטִים Zechariah 4:10, מְשֹׁטְטוֺת2Chronicles 16:9 (both of ׳עֵינֵי י).

Hithpo`lel Imperative feminine plural, ב location, הִתְשׁוֺטַטְנָת Jeremiah 49:3 run to and fro.

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G818: ἀγραυλέω (agrauleō) • to live in the fields, to be in the open air
G1279: διαπορεύομαι (diaporeuomai) • to go through, to travel through
G1321: διδάσκω (didaskō) • to teach
G1330: διέρχομαι (dierchomai) • to go through, to pass through
G1914: ἐπιβαίνω (epibainō) • to go upon, to embark
G2007: ἐπιτίθημι (epitithēmi) • to lay upon, to impose
G4022: περιέρχομαι (perierchomai) • to go about, to wander
G4023: περιπατέω (peripateō) • to walk, to conduct oneself
G4063: πορεύομαι (poreuomai) • to go, to proceed, to travel

These Greek entries reflect various aspects of movement, travel, and teaching, which align with the Hebrew concept of שׁוּט (shut) as an active, purposeful journey or search.

Usage: This verb is used in various contexts in the Hebrew Bible, often to describe physical movement or travel. It can imply a journey or expedition, sometimes with a sense of exploration or searching.

Context: • The root שׁוּט (shut) appears in several passages throughout the Old Testament, illustrating different aspects of movement and travel. It is often used metaphorically to describe the act of searching or exploring.
• In 2 Chronicles 16:9, the term is used to describe the eyes of the LORD moving to and fro throughout the earth: "For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him."
• In Jeremiah 5:1, it is used in the context of searching: "Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem, look around and consider, search through her squares. If you can find but one person who deals honestly and seeks the truth, I will forgive this city."
• The term also appears in Amos 8:12, where it describes a desperate search for the word of the LORD: "People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it."
• The usage of שׁוּט (shut) often conveys a sense of active pursuit or diligent seeking, whether it be physical movement across the land or a metaphorical search for truth or divine presence.

Forms and Transliterations
הַשָּׁטִ֖ים השטים וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ והתשוטטנה וישטו יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ ישוטטו ישטטו מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים מִשֻּׁ֣ט מִשּׁ֣וּט משוט משוטטים משט משטטות שָׁטִ֖ים שָׁטוּ֩ שֽׁוּט־ שׁוֹטְט֞וּ שוט־ שוטטו שטו שטים haš·šā·ṭîm hashshaTim haššāṭîm mə·šō·ṭə·ṭō·wṯ mə·šō·wṭ·ṭîm meshoteTot meshotTim məšōṭəṭōwṯ məšōwṭṭîm miš·šuṭ miš·šūṭ mishShut miššuṭ miššūṭ šā·ṭîm šā·ṭū šāṭîm šāṭū shaTim shaTu shotTu shut šō·wṭ·ṭū šōwṭṭū šūṭ- vaiyaShutu vehitshoTatnah way·yā·šu·ṭū wayyāšuṭū wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh wəhiṯšōwṭaṭnāh yə·šō·ṭə·ṭū yə·šō·wṭ·ṭū yeshoteTu yeshotTu yəšōṭəṭū yəšōwṭṭū
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 11:8
HEB: שָׁטוּ֩ הָעָ֨ם וְלָֽקְט֜וּ
NAS: The people would go about and gather
KJV: [And] the people went about, and gathered
INT: go the people and gather

2 Samuel 24:2
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ אִתּ֗וֹ שֽׁוּט־ נָ֞א בְּכָל־
NAS: who was with him, Go about now
KJV: of the host, which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes
INT: who for Go now all

2 Samuel 24:8
HEB: וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ בְּכָל־ הָאָ֑רֶץ
NAS: So when they had gone about through the whole
KJV: So when they had gone through all the land,
INT: had gone the whole land

2 Chronicles 16:9
HEB: יְהוָ֗ה עֵינָ֞יו מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת בְּכָל־ הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
NAS: of the LORD move to and fro throughout
KJV: of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth,
INT: of the LORD the eyes move throughout the earth

Job 1:7
HEB: יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מִשּׁ֣וּט בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ
NAS: and said, From roaming about on the earth
KJV: and said, From going to and fro in the earth,
INT: God and said roaming the earth and walking

Job 2:2
HEB: יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מִשֻּׁ֣ט בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ
NAS: and said, From roaming about on the earth
KJV: and said, From going to and fro in the earth,
INT: the LORD and said roaming the earth and walking

Jeremiah 5:1
HEB: שׁוֹטְט֞וּ בְּחוּצ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם
NAS: Roam to and fro through the streets
KJV: Run ye to and fro through the streets
INT: Roam the streets of Jerusalem

Jeremiah 49:3
HEB: שַׂקִּ֔ים סְפֹ֕דְנָה וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה בַּגְּדֵר֑וֹת כִּ֤י
NAS: and lament, And rush back and forth inside the walls;
KJV: lament, and run to and fro by the hedges;
INT: sackcloth and lament and rush the walls for

Ezekiel 27:8
HEB: וְאַרְוַ֔ד הָי֥וּ שָׁטִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ חֲכָמַ֤יִךְ
NAS: and Arvad were your rowers; Your wise men,
KJV: and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise
INT: and Arvad become were your rowers your wise Tyre

Ezekiel 27:26
HEB: רַבִּים֙ הֱבִיא֔וּךְ הַשָּׁטִ֖ים אֹתָ֑ךְ ר֚וּחַ
NAS: Your rowers have brought
KJV: Thy rowers have brought
INT: great have brought your rowers wind the east

Daniel 12:4
HEB: עֵ֣ת קֵ֑ץ יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ רַבִּ֖ים וְתִרְבֶּ֥ה
NAS: many will go back and forth, and knowledge
KJV: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge
INT: of time the end will go many will increase

Amos 8:12
HEB: וְעַד־ מִזְרָ֑ח יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־
NAS: even to the east; They will go to and fro to seek
KJV: even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek
INT: even to the east will go to seek the word

Zechariah 4:10
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה הֵ֥מָּה מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים בְּכָל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: which range to and fro throughout
KJV: of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
INT: of the LORD which range throughout the earth

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7751
13 Occurrences


haš·šā·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
mə·šō·ṭə·ṭō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mə·šō·wṭ·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
miš·šūṭ — 2 Occ.
šā·ṭîm — 1 Occ.
šā·ṭū — 1 Occ.
šō·wṭ·ṭū — 1 Occ.
šūṭ- — 1 Occ.
way·yā·šu·ṭū — 1 Occ.
wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh — 1 Occ.
yə·šō·ṭə·ṭū — 1 Occ.
yə·šō·wṭ·ṭū — 1 Occ.















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