שָׂטָה
sa.tah
to turn aside
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שָׂטָה (sa.tah), Strong's number H7847, predominantly suggests turning aside or diverting from a course or path. According to its Short definition, it emphasizes the action of changing direction, which places it firmly within the Semantic domain of Movement & Travel. Its occurrences in the Bible, totaling 6, indicate that this word is used in contexts where path choices matter, whether literal or figurative. This suggests that the act of turning aside can represent decision-making, a change in circumstance, or even spiritual deviation. Given its focus on movement and direction, the word שָׂטָه is likely associated with navigational ideas and how they apply to life's journey.
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Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on.
Proverbs 7:25Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,
Numbers 5:12“Speak to the children of Israel, and tell them: ‘If any man’s wife goes astray and is unfaithful to him,
Numbers 5:19The priest shall cause her to take an oath and shall tell the woman, “If no man has lain with you, and if you haven’t gone aside to uncleanness, being under your husband’s authority, be free from this water of bitterness that brings a curse.
Numbers 5:20But if you have gone astray, being under your husband’s authority, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husband—”
Numbers 5:29“ ‘This is the law of jealousy, when a wife, being under her husband, goes astray, and is defiled,