Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâʻaʻ

shaw-ah'

שָׁעַע

What it means

to look upon, i.e. fondle, please or amuse

(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • delight4
  • cry2
  • shut1
  • play1
  • dandled1

Every place it appears 9

shâʻaʻ — Hebrew word meaning “to look upon, i.e. fondle, plea”