שָׁאַג
sha.ag
to roar
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word שָׁאַג (sha.ag) conveys a loud, powerful vocal expression, specifically a "roar." It is most commonly associated with vocalizations made by animals, such as a lion, or natural phenomena, like thunder. In its semantic domain of "Speech & Communication," sha.ag represents an intense and forceful means of expression. In the Hebrew Bible, sha.ag is used 20 times to describe a range of situations. It can evoke the fear and awe that comes with encountering a powerful roar, such as in a description of a lion or a natural disaster. The use of sha.ag in various contexts suggests that the intensity of the vocal expression is meant to convey the magnitude and force of the event being described. The significance of sha.ag lies in its ability to convey powerful emotions and intense experiences through a vivid, auditory means of expression. Its use in the Hebrew Bible serves to immerse the reader in the scene being described, drawing attention to the impact of the event being conveyed. Through sha.ag, the writer creates a sensory experience that allows the reader to imagine and feel the power of the described moment.
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Occurrences in Scripture
20 total occurrences across the text
After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard.
Psalms 22:13They open their mouths wide against me, lions tearing prey and roaring.
Psalms 38:8I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
Psalms 74:4Your adversaries have roared in the middle of your assembly. They have set up their standards as signs.
Psalms 104:21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
Isaiah 5:29Their roaring will be like a lioness. They will roar like young lions. Yes, they shall roar, and seize their prey and carry it off, and there will be no one to deliver.
Jeremiah 2:15The young lions have roared at him and yelled. They have made his land waste. His cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
Jeremiah 25:30“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and tell them, “ ‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation. He will mightily roar against his fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Jeremiah 25:30“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and tell them, “ ‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation. He will mightily roar against his fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Jeremiah 25:30“Therefore prophesy against them all these words, and tell them, “ ‘Yahweh will roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation. He will mightily roar against his fold. He will give a shout, as those who tread grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
Jeremiah 51:38They will roar together like young lions. They will growl as lions’ cubs.
Ezekiel 22:25There is a conspiracy of her prophets within it, like a roaring lion ravening the prey. They have devoured souls. They take treasure and precious things. They have made many widows within it.
Hosea 11:10They will walk after Yahweh, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
Hosea 11:10They will walk after Yahweh, who will roar like a lion; for he will roar, and the children will come trembling from the west.
Joel 3:16Yahweh will roar from Zion, and thunder from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth will shake; but Yahweh will be a refuge to his people, and a stronghold to the children of Israel.
Amos 1:2He said: “Yahweh will roar from Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the pastures of the shepherds will mourn, and the top of Carmel will wither.”
Amos 3:4Will a lion roar in the thicket, when he has no prey? Does a young lion cry out of his den, if he has caught nothing?
Amos 3:8The lion has roared. Who will not fear? The Lord Yahweh has spoken. Who can but prophesy?
Zephaniah 3:3Her princes within her are roaring lions. Her judges are evening wolves. They leave nothing until the next day.
Judges 14:5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him.