7882. shichah

Lexicon

shichah: Meditation, contemplation, prayer, complaint

Original Word: שִׁיחָה
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: shiychah
Pronunciation: shee-khah
Phonetic Spelling: (shee-khaw')
Definition: Meditation, contemplation, prayer, complaint
Meaning: a pit-fall

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

pit

For shuwchah; a pit-fall -- pit.

see HEBREW shuwchah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from shuach
Definition
a pit
NASB Translation
pit (1), pits (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

שִׁיחָה noun feminine id.; — ׳ברה שִׁ Jeremiah 18:22 Kt (Qr שׁוּחָה), Psalm 57:7; plural שִׁיחוֺת ׳כ Psalm 119:85.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שׁוּחַ (shuwach), which means to sink down or to be depressed.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • Strong's Greek Number 5421: φρέαρ (phrear) • a well or pit.
• Strong's Greek Number 9999: This number is often used in Strong's Concordance to denote words that do not have a direct Greek equivalent but are conceptually related. In this case, it may refer to terms that convey similar ideas of entrapment or destruction in the Greek New Testament.

Usage: The term שִׁיחָה is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote a literal or figurative pit, often associated with danger, destruction, or a snare. It is used in contexts that describe the consequences of wickedness or divine judgment.

Context: The Hebrew word שִׁיחָה (shichah) appears in the Old Testament as a term for a pit or a trap. It is often used metaphorically to describe situations of peril or divine retribution. The concept of a pit in biblical literature frequently symbolizes a place of entrapment or ruin, reflecting the moral and spiritual consequences of sin. In the poetic and prophetic books, שִׁיחָה is employed to convey the depth of human despair or the severity of God's judgment. For example, in Job 33:18, the term is used to illustrate the deliverance from death: "He keeps back his soul from the Pit, and his life from perishing by the sword." The imagery of a pit serves as a powerful reminder of the dangers of straying from righteousness and the protective nature of divine intervention.

Forms and Transliterations

שִׁיח֑וֹת שִׁיחָ֑ה שׁוּחָה֙ שוחה שיחה שיחות shiChah shiChot shuChah šî·ḥāh šî·ḥō·wṯ šîḥāh šîḥōwṯ šū·ḥāh šūḥāh

Englishman's Concordance

Psalm 57:6
HEB: כָּר֣וּ לְפָנַ֣י שִׁיחָ֑ה נָפְל֖וּ בְתוֹכָ֣הּ
NAS: They dug a pit before
KJV: they have digged a pit before
INT: dug before A pit They have fallen the midst

Psalm 119:85
HEB: לִ֣י זֵדִ֣ים שִׁיח֑וֹת אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לֹ֣א
NAS: have dug pits for me, [Men] who
KJV: have digged pits for me, which [are] not after thy law.
INT: have dug the arrogant pits me who not

Jeremiah 18:22
HEB: [שִׁיחָה כ] (שׁוּחָה֙ ק) לְלָכְדֵ֔נִי
INT: When have dug pit to capture snares

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7882
3 Occurrences

šî·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
šî·ḥō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
šū·ḥāh — 1 Occ.