שְׁאָט
she.at
scorn
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שְׁאָט (she.at) is defined as "scorn." It appears only three times in the Bible, indicating a relatively rare but significant concept. This word suggests a strong sense of contempt or disdain, implying a deliberate and possibly public act of belittling or mocking someone. The limited occurrences of שְׁאָט in the Bible suggest that it is a word with a strong emotional connotation, used to convey a sense of hurt or offense. Its rarity may indicate that it is a word reserved for particularly intense or significant situations. The use of this word in a few key passages may highlight its importance in understanding the emotional dynamics of those situations. In the context of the Bible, שְׁאָט may be used to describe a situation where someone is publicly humiliated or ridiculed, possibly as a form of punishment or retribution. Its significance lies in its ability to convey a sense of intense emotional pain or distress, and its limited occurrences may make it a word with a powerful impact when used in a particular passage.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
For the Lord Yahweh says: “Because you have clapped your hands, stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt of your soul against the land of Israel;
Ezekiel 25:15“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Because the Philistines have taken revenge, and have taken vengeance with contempt of soul to destroy with perpetual hostility;”
Ezekiel 36:5therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Surely in the fire of my jealousy I have spoken against the residue of the nations, and against all Edom, that have appointed my land to themselves for a possession with the joy of all their heart, with despite of soul, to cast it out for a prey.” ’