Shîyth — H7896

H7896 · Hebrew — שית

Pronunciation: sheeth

Definition

verb

to place (in a very wide application)

  1. to put, set
    1. (Qal)
      1. to put, lay (hand upon)
      2. to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to
      3. to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform
      4. to take one's stand
      5. to lay waste
    2. (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

Usually translated as

set, make, put, lay, appoint, array, regard, apply, bring, let alone, look, be stayed, take, consider, mark, shew

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shîyth occurs 83 times in 80 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (7), Exodus (7), Numbers (2), Ruth (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (1), Job (8), Psalms (30), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (5), Jeremiah (7), Hosea (2)

Strong's Lexicon — S