8154. shasah

Lexicon

shasah: To plunder, to spoil, to despoil

Original Word: שָׁסָה
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: shacah
Pronunciation: shah-sah
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-saw')
Definition: To plunder, to spoil, to despoil
Meaning: to plunder

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

destroyer, rob, spoiler

Or shasah (Isa. 10:13) {shaw-saw'}; a primitive root; to plunder -- destroyer, rob, spoil(-er).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to spoil, plunder
NASB Translation
despoiled (1), pillage (1), plunder (1), plundered (3), plunderers (2), plundering (1), taken spoil (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[שָׁסָה] verb spoil, plunder (rarer synonym of שׁלל, בזז; with this √ WMM^As.u.Eur.131 connects Egyptian name of Beduin plunderers Šôs [Ša-su, ša-sa]; connection doubted by Jen^{ZA x (1895), 331}); —

Qal Perfect3plural שָׁ֫סוּ לָ֫מוֺ Psalm 44:11 they plunder for themselves; Imperfect3masculine singular ׳יִשְׁסֶה אוֺצַר וגו. Hosea 13:15 elsewhere Participle שֹׁסֶים plunderers Judges 2:14; 2 Kings 17:20; with accusative of location 1 Samuel 23:1; with suffix (as object) שֹׁסֵ֫הוּ 1 Samuel 14:48 (probably plural = שֹׁסֵ֫יהוּ, so Sta^{p. 355} Dr Bu, compare Ges^{§ 91k}), שׁוֺסֵ֫ינוּ Isaiah 17:14 ("" בֹּזְזֵינוּ), שֹׁסֵיהֶם Judges 2:16; שֹׁסַ֫יִח Jeremiah 30:16 Qr (Kt see שסס; "" בֹּזְזַיִח); construct (שֹׁסֵי נַחֲלָתִי Jeremiah 50:11; passive עַםבָּֿזוּז וְשָׁסוּי Isaiah 42:22.

Po`.=Qal Perfect1singular שׁוֺשֵׂתִי (Ges^{§ 6k}) Isaiah 10:13, with accusative of thing; read also probably Participle מְשׁוֺסֶה Isaiah 42:24 ("" בֹּזְזִים), for משוסה Kt, מְשִׁסָּה Qr; so Du Klo Che^Hpt Marti.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1283 (διαρπάζω, diarpazo): To plunder, to seize upon with force
• G2662 (καταδυναστεύω, katadynasteuo): To oppress, to exploit, often with the connotation of plundering or taking advantage of others

These Greek terms, while not direct translations, share thematic similarities with שָׁסָה in their depiction of forceful taking or oppression, often in contexts of conflict or domination.

Usage: The verb שָׁסָה (shasah) is used in the context of taking spoil or plundering, often in a military or violent context. It conveys the act of seizing goods or possessions by force.

Context: The Hebrew verb שָׁסָה (shasah) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, primarily in narratives involving conflict and conquest. It is often used to describe the actions of armies or groups who, after defeating an enemy, take their possessions as spoils of war. This term underscores the complete and often violent nature of the act, emphasizing the removal of goods from the defeated party.

In the Berean Standard Bible, שָׁסָה is translated as "plunder" or "spoil," reflecting the aggressive acquisition of goods. For example, in Isaiah 10:6, the term is used to describe the Assyrian king's intent to plunder nations: "I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoil and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets."

The concept of plundering is not only a physical act but also carries a moral and ethical dimension in the biblical narrative, often serving as a divine judgment or consequence for disobedience. The act of plundering is depicted as both a tool of divine retribution and a reflection of human greed and violence.

Forms and Transliterations

וְשָׁסוּי֒ ושסוי יִשְׁסֶ֔ה ישסה שָׁ֣סוּ שֹׁסִ֑ים שֹׁסִ֔ים שֹׁסִ֥ים שֹׁסֵ֖י שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃ שֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃ שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּ שׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִי שוסינו שושתי שסהו׃ שסו שסי שסיהם׃ שסים šā·sū šāsū Shasu shoSehu shoSei shoseiHem shoSeinu shoSeti shoSim šō·sê šō·sê·hem šō·sê·hū šō·sîm šō·w·sê·nū šō·w·śê·ṯî šōsê šōsêhem šōsêhū šōsîm šōwsênū šōwśêṯî veshaSui wə·šā·sui wəšāsui yiš·seh yishSeh yišseh

Englishman's Concordance

Judges 2:14
HEB: וַֽיִּתְּנֵם֙ בְּיַד־ שֹׁסִ֔ים וַיָּשֹׁ֖סּוּ אוֹתָ֑ם
NAS: them into the hands of plunderers who plundered
KJV: them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled
INT: gave the hands of plunderers plundered sold

Judges 2:16
HEB: וַיּ֣וֹשִׁיע֔וּם מִיַּ֖ד שֹׁסֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: them from the hands of those who plundered them.
KJV: them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
INT: delivered the hands plundered

1 Samuel 14:48
HEB: יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ׃ ס
NAS: from the hands of those who plundered them.
KJV: out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
INT: Israel the hands plundered

1 Samuel 23:1
HEB: בִּקְעִילָ֔ה וְהֵ֖מָּה שֹׁסִ֥ים אֶת־ הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃
NAS: against Keilah and are plundering the threshing floors.
KJV: against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
INT: Keilah and are plundering the threshing

2 Kings 17:20
HEB: וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַד־ שֹׁסִ֑ים עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: them into the hand of plunderers, until
KJV: them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast
INT: and gave the hand of plunderers against he

Psalm 44:10
HEB: צָ֑ר וּ֝מְשַׂנְאֵ֗ינוּ שָׁ֣סוּ לָֽמוֹ׃
NAS: And those who hate us have taken spoil for themselves.
KJV: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
INT: the adversary hate have taken

Isaiah 10:13
HEB: (וַעֲתוּדֹֽותֵיהֶם֙ ק) שׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִי וְאוֹרִ֥יד כַּאבִּ֖יר
NAS: of the peoples And plundered their treasures,
KJV: of the people, and have robbed their treasures,
INT: of the peoples treasures and plundered brought man

Isaiah 17:14
HEB: זֶ֚ה חֵ֣לֶק שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּ וְגוֹרָ֖ל לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃
KJV: he [is] not. This [is] the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot
INT: Such the portion spoil and the lot plunder

Isaiah 42:22
HEB: עַם־ בָּז֣וּז וְשָׁסוּי֒ הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽחוּרִים֙
NAS: plundered and despoiled; All
KJV: robbed and spoiled; [they are] all of them snared
INT: people plundered and despoiled are trapped caves

Jeremiah 50:11
HEB: (תַֽעַלְז֔וּ ק) שֹׁסֵ֖י נַחֲלָתִ֑י כִּ֤י
NAS: you are jubilant, O you who pillage My heritage,
KJV: because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage,
INT: because be joyful pillage my heritage Because

Hosea 13:15
HEB: מַעְיָנ֔וֹ ה֣וּא יִשְׁסֶ֔ה אוֹצַ֖ר כָּל־
NAS: will be dried up; It will plunder [his] treasury
KJV: shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure
INT: and his spring It will plunder treasury of every

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8154
11 Occurrences

šā·sū — 1 Occ.
šō·sê·hū — 1 Occ.
šō·sê — 1 Occ.
šō·sê·hem — 1 Occ.
šō·w·sê·nū — 1 Occ.
šō·w·śê·ṯî — 1 Occ.
šō·sîm — 3 Occ.
wə·šā·sui — 1 Occ.
yiš·seh — 1 Occ.