7847. satah

Lexicon

satah: To turn aside, to deviate, to go astray

Original Word: שָׂטָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: satah
Pronunciation: sah-tah'
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-taw')
Definition: To turn aside, to deviate, to go astray
Meaning: to deviate from duty

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

decline, go aside, turn

A primitive root; to deviate from duty -- decline, go aside, turn.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to turn aside
NASB Translation
goes astray (2), gone astray (2), turn aside (1), turn away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שָׂטָה] verb turn aside (Aramaic סְטָא, id.; שְׂטָא stray; Ethiopic III. be seduced, etc.; cf Dr^{JPhil. xi (1882), 205}); —

Qal Perfect2feminine singular שָׂטִית Numbers 5:19,20; Imperfect3feminine singular תִּשְׂטֶה Numbers 5:12; Numbers 5:29, jussive 3masculine singular יֵשְׂטְ Proverbs 7:25; Imperative masculine singular שְׂטֵה Proverbs 4:15; — turn aside, of unfaithful wife Numbers 5:12 (absolute), + תַּחַת אִישׁ, i.e. while married, Numbers 5:19 (+ טֻמְאָה adverb accusative), Numbers 5:20; Numbers 5:29 (all P); of youth, from (מֵעַל) way of evil woman Proverbs 4:15, toward (אֶל) her ways Proverbs 7:25.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1578: ἐκκλίνω (ekklino) • to turn aside, to deviate
• G3845: παραβαίνω (parabaino) • to go aside, to transgress

These Greek terms similarly convey the idea of turning away or deviating from a set path or law, often used in the New Testament to describe moral or spiritual transgressions.

Usage: The verb שָׂטָה (satah) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of turning aside or deviating from a prescribed path or duty. It often carries a connotation of moral or ethical deviation, suggesting a departure from expected behavior or obligations.

Context: The Hebrew verb שָׂטָה (satah) appears in contexts where individuals or groups deviate from their expected duties or paths. This term is often used metaphorically to describe a spiritual or moral wandering away from God's commandments or the covenantal obligations of the Israelites. The concept of deviation is not merely physical but encompasses a broader sense of straying from righteousness or faithfulness.

In the Old Testament, the usage of שָׂטָה can be seen in various narratives and legal texts, where it underscores the importance of adherence to divine law and the consequences of straying from it. The term is often associated with warnings against idolatry, unfaithfulness, and other forms of disobedience that lead to spiritual and communal consequences.

For example, in Numbers 5:12, the term is used in the context of a wife suspected of unfaithfulness, highlighting the deviation from marital fidelity. The broader theological implication is the call for Israel to remain faithful to God, avoiding the pitfalls of deviation that lead to spiritual and societal decay.

Forms and Transliterations

יֵ֣שְׂטְ ישט שְׂטֵ֖ה שָׂטִ֛ית שטה שטית תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה תִשְׂטֶ֣ה תשטה śā·ṭîṯ saTit śāṭîṯ śə·ṭêh seTeh śəṭêh tiś·ṭeh ṯiś·ṭeh tisTeh tiśṭeh ṯiśṭeh yê·śəṭ Yeset yêśəṭ

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 5:12
HEB: אִישׁ֙ כִּֽי־ תִשְׂטֶ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וּמָעֲלָ֥ה
NAS: wife goes astray and is unfaithful
KJV: wife go aside, and commit
INT: man's If goes wife and commit

Numbers 5:19
HEB: וְאִם־ לֹ֥א שָׂטִ֛ית טֻמְאָ֖ה תַּ֣חַת
NAS: with you and if you have not gone astray into uncleanness,
KJV: have lain with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncleanness
INT: and if no gone uncleanness under

Numbers 5:20
HEB: וְאַ֗תְּ כִּ֥י שָׂטִ֛ית תַּ֥חַת אִישֵׁ֖ךְ
NAS: if you, however, have gone astray, [being] under
KJV: But if thou hast gone aside [to another] instead of thy husband,
INT: you if have gone under your husband

Numbers 5:29
HEB: הַקְּנָאֹ֑ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּשְׂטֶ֥ה אִשָּׁ֛ה תַּ֥חַת
NAS: [the authority of] her husband, goes astray and defiles
KJV: when a wife goeth aside [to another] instead of her husband,
INT: of jealousy when goes A wife under

Proverbs 4:15
HEB: תַּעֲבָר־ בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֽוֹר׃
NAS: it, do not pass by it; Turn away from it and pass
KJV: it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.
INT: nay pass Turn and and pass

Proverbs 7:25
HEB: אַל־ יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל־ דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ
NAS: Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
KJV: Let not thine heart decline to her ways,
INT: nay turn to her ways

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7847
6 Occurrences

śā·ṭîṯ — 2 Occ.
śə·ṭêh — 1 Occ.
ṯiś·ṭeh — 2 Occ.
yê·śəṭ — 1 Occ.