שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים
sha.shu.a
delight
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים (sha.shu.a) is defined as "delight." It falls within the semantic domain of Light & Darkness, suggesting a connection to positive emotions and experiences. This word is used 9 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in various contexts. The frequency of its usage suggests that delight is an important concept in the Hebrew scriptures, and the word itself is a fundamental expression of this idea. The meaning of שַׁעֲשֻׁעִים is straightforward and accessible, conveying a sense of pleasure, joy, or satisfaction. Its range of usage is likely to be found in contexts where the speaker or writer is expressing happiness or contentment, such as in descriptions of nature, emotions, or experiences.
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Occurrences in Scripture
9 total occurrences across the text
Indeed your statutes are my delight, and my counselors.
Psalms 119:77Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Psalms 119:92Unless your law had been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalms 119:143Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.
Psalms 119:174I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.
Proverbs 8:30then I was the craftsman by his side. I was a delight day by day, always rejoicing before him,
Proverbs 8:31rejoicing in his whole world. My delight was with the sons of men.
Isaiah 5:7For the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.
Jeremiah 31:20Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he a darling child? For as often as I speak against him, I still earnestly remember him. therefore my heart yearns for him. I will surely have mercy on him,” says Yahweh.