Hebrew words starting with shin/sin
709 words in the Bible begin with shin/sin (ש), listed most frequent first. This is page 1 of 4. Every word links to its meaning, its attested forms, and the verses it appears in.
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- shamaשָׁמַעto hear: to take in what reaches the ear, and from there to listen, understand, heed, and answer.
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- to summon, to muster troops together for war.
- shuvשׁוּבto turn back: to reverse a movement and retrace the way already taken, whether going home, sending something back, or turning toward or away from God
- shanehשָׁנָהa year: one full turn of the seasons, the standard unit for counting time, age, and reigns
- shemשֵׁםa name: the word a person, place, or thing is called by, which in the Bible stands for who that person really is and how they endure in the world.
- shalaḥשָׁלַחto send: to make a person or thing go out from you toward a destination, a target, or freedom
- shamשָׁםthere: the place already named, pointed at instead of named again
- shenayimשְׁנַיִםtwo: the cardinal number that counts a set of exactly two
- sumשׂוּםto put something in a position: to set it down somewhere, turn it into something, assign it to a role, or fix it in place so it stays
- shamarשָׁמַרto exercise watchful care over someone or something: to guard it, hold to it, and keep it safe
- shaloshשָׁלֹשׁthree: the cardinal number 3
- shamayimשָׁמַיִםthe whole realm above the earth: the sky you can see and, beyond it, the place where God dwells
- sarשַׂרa person placed in command over others: an official, commander, chief, or ruler acting under a higher authority
- sha'ulשָׁאוּלSaul, spelled "Shaul" in English for three of its four bearers: a man's name meaning "asked for", carried above all by Israel's first king.
- shevaשֶׁבַעseven: the number 7, and the number the Bible reaches for when it wants to say that something is full or complete
- sha'arשַׁעַרthe gate of a walled town or building: the controlled opening in the wall, and the public space there where the community's life was conducted
- sadehשָׂדֶהa field: the land outside the settlement, from a plowed plot somebody owns to the untamed open country.
- shelomohשְׁלֹמֹהSolomon: the son of David and Bathsheba who succeeded David as king of Israel, built the temple in Jerusalem, and became a byword for wisdom.
- shalomשָׁלוֹםwholeness: a person, community, or situation that is sound and intact and lacks nothing it needs to flourish
- shatahשָׁתָהto drink: to take liquid in through the mouth
- sheshשֵׁשׁsix: the cardinal number 6
- shakhavשָׁכַבto lie down: to put one's body flat, whether to rest, to sleep, to have sex, or in death
- shaphatשָׁפַטto judge: to exercise rightful authority over a person or dispute and set it right, whether by deciding a case, ruling a people, defending the wronged, or punishing the guilty
- shemenשֶׁמֶןolive oil: the pressed, refined product of the olive, used as food, fuel, medicine, cosmetic, sacred anointing, and the most vivid biblical image for abundance and joy
- shevetשֵׁבֶטa rod: a wooden stick used to strike, to guide a flock, or to mark out a ruler's authority
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- a tribe: one of the family branches that together make up the people of Israel
- shavaשָׁבַעto bind yourself by a solemn oath, or to put someone else under one
- saphahשָׂפָהlip: the fleshy rim of the mouth, and by extension the speech and the language it produces
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- edge: the outer rim, border, bank, or shore where something ends
- sheloshimשְׁלֹשִׁיםthirtynot studied yet
- shaḥahשָׁחָהto bow down low before someone, lowering the body to the ground in homage or worship
- sha'alשָׁאַלto ask a question: to put a question to someone in order to find something out
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- to ask for something: to request a gift, a favor, or a grant from someone who can give it
- to inquire of God: to put a question to God, or to some other unseen source, and wait for the answer
- to borrow: to ask for the use of something belonging to someone else, expecting to return it
- sheniשֵׁנִיsecond: the one that comes next after the first in a sequence, in time, or in rank
- samaḥשָׂמַחto be glad, and to show that gladness openly in celebration; also, of whatever produces the joy, to make someone glad.
- shavarשָׁבַרto break: to shatter something so that it comes apart, or to crush a power, a body, or a person until they collapse
- shaḥatשָׁחַתto ruin: to wreck something so it no longer works as it should, whether a thing, a people, or a person's own moral character
- saneשָׂנֵאto hate: to be set against a person in active hostility, so that the one hating becomes an enemy
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- to detest: to judge something wrong and refuse to have any part in it
- to love less: to leave a person unfavored, second to someone who is preferred
- to repudiate: to break off a bond formally, whether a marriage or a covenant
- shemu'elשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelnot studied yet
- shemeshשֶׁמֶשׁthe sun: the star that gives light and heat, marks the hours and seasons, and orients direction
- sha'arשָׁאַרto be left over after the rest is gone, or to leave something over
- shakhanשָׁכַןto settle down in a place and stay there: to pitch one's dwelling and make it home
- shalakhשָׁלַךְto throw, cast, or fling something or someone with a decisive, often forceful action
- saraphשָׂרַףto burn something up: to set it on fire so that it is consumed or destroyed
- salemשָׁלֵםto pay back in full: to give a person exactly what their deeds or debts have earned, whether restitution, reward, or punishment
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- to pay a vow: to discharge in full a promise made to God by handing over exactly what was pledged
- to be whole and finished, or to bring something to its finish: to reach completion, or to carry a work through to its end
- to make peace with someone, or to be at peace with them: to end hostility and stand in settled, friendly relations
- shaphakhשָׁפַךְto pour out: to make a liquid (or, by extension, earth) flow out of where it was held
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- to shed blood: to kill, to take a human life unlawfully
- sheqerשֶׁקֶרfalsehood: that which has no truth or reality behind it, whether a spoken lie, a betrayal in action, or a hope that comes to nothing
- shabbatשַׁבָּתSabbath: a God-appointed time of complete stopping, set apart as holy
- shemonehשְׁמֹנֶהeight: the cardinal number, one more than seven
- shomeronשֹׁמְרוֹןSamaria: the hill city Omri built as the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, and, by extension, the highland district around it and the northern kingdom itself
- shelishiשְׁלִישִׁיthird: the one that comes third in a counted order
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- a third part: one of three equal shares; one-third
- shakhaḥשָׁכַחto forget: to lose hold of something, whether from memory or from active care
- shevi'iשְׁבִיעִיseventh: the ordinal number marking the seventh item, day, month, or year in a sequence
- savaשָׂבֵעַto have one's fill: to eat or have enough of something until the appetite or need is met
- sharatשָׁרַתto wait on someone in trusted, honored service: to attend a person of rank or to minister before God
- simḥahשִׂמְחָהjoy: gladness felt in the heart and shown openly in celebration, often before God
- shivimשִׁבְעִיםseventynot studied yet
- shirשִׁירsong: a composed musical work or poem, and the act of performing it in worship
- shamadשָׁמַדto destroy completely: to wipe out a people, place, or thing so that nothing remains
- sheqelשֶׁקֶלshekel: the basic Israelite unit of weight, about eleven grams, used both to weigh things and to measure out silver as money.
- shirשִׁירto sing: to lift the voice in song, most often in praise to God or in celebration
- shelemשֶׁלֶםthe well-being offering: the shared sacrifice that celebrates a person's wholeness with God, in which God, the priest, and the worshipper each receive a portion and the worshipper feasts on the rest
- shamemשָׁמֵםto be devastated and empty: of places laid waste and of persons struck silent with horror
- shitשִׁיתto set: to place, put, or fix something or someone in a position, a state, or a role
- shaḥatשָׁחַטto slaughter: to kill an animal or a person by cutting the throat and draining the blood
- shorשׁוֹרa single head of cattle: one ox, bull, or bullock
- shalalשָׁלָלspoil: the goods, animals, and captives carried off as the prize of victory
- shopharשֹׁפָרthe ram's-horn trumpet: a curved animal horn sounded to give a loud, carrying signal
- shavatשָׁבַתto stop: to leave off an activity, or to come to an end
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- to put a stop to: to remove, abolish, or do away with something
- shulḥanשֻׁלְחָןtable: a raised surface where food and drink are set out for a meal
- she'olשְׁאוֹלthe realm of the dead: the dark world beneath the earth where everyone who dies goes down.
- she'eritשְׁאֵרִיתwhat is left of a larger whole after the rest is gone: the survivors of a people, or the remainder of a thing
- shakhamשָׁכַםto rise early in the morning, get up at daybreak to act
- shekhemשְׁכֶםShechemnot studied yet
- shiphḥahשִׁפְחָהfemale household slave, especially a personal maidservant attached to a mistress
- sakhalשָׂכַלto have good sense: to grasp a matter clearly and act on it skillfully, so that things turn out well
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- to lay crosswise: to set one's hands across each other
- shaqahשָׁקָהto give something to drink: to water land, water animals, or hand a person a drink
- sa'irשָׂעִירhairy: covered with hair, shaggy of body
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- he-goat: a male goat, especially the goat offered for sin
- goat-demon: a shaggy goat-shaped spirit of the waste places, also worshiped as an idol
- shishshimשִׁשִּׁיםsixtynot studied yet
- shadadשָׁדַדto devastate: to wreck something by violence and strip it bare, the ruin a raiding army leaves behind.
- shemamahשְׁמָמָהdesolation: a land emptied of life and left a ruin, and the appalled horror that ruin provokes
- shenשֵׁןtooth: a tooth in the mouth, and by extension anything tooth-shaped, hard, or sharp like one
- semolשְׂמֹאלthe left, as opposed to the right: the left hand, the left side, or the direction left
- shavשָׁוְאthat which has no substance and so cannot be trusted: emptiness that shows up as futile effort, as lying speech, and as worthless idols
- sheviשְׁבִיthe taking of people prisoner in war, and what it produces: both the condition of captivity and the people held captive
- saqשַׂקa sack: a bag of coarse, rough cloth used to hold or carry goods such as grain
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- sackcloth: a rough dark garment worn next to the skin as a public sign of grief, repentance, or distress
- shaddayשַׁדַּיthe Almighty: a name for God that points to his overwhelming might and power.
- shavahשָׁבָהto take captive: to seize people, animals, or goods and carry them off as the spoils of war
- sehשֶׂהa single head of small livestock from the flock: one sheep or goat, often a lamb or kid
- sheverשֶׁבֶרa breaking: the shattering of something whole, from a snapped bone to the collapse of a whole nation
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- the interpretation of a dream: the unlocking of what a dream means
- shimonשִׁמְעוֹןSimeon: a man's name, borne above all by Jacob's second son by Leah, the brother who takes revenge at Shechem and is later held hostage in Egypt
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- Simeon: the tribe descended from Jacob's second son, and the dry southern region that kept its name
- shimiשִׁמְעִיShimeinot studied yet
- shaniשָׁנִיscarlet: the costly bright-red dye made from a scale insect, and the wool, thread, or cloth colored with it
- shemayahשְׁמַעְיָהוּShemaiahnot studied yet
- shaqatשָׁקַטto be quiet and undisturbed: to settle into calm and stay free of turmoil
- sheshשֵׁשׁfine linen: a costly, bright white cloth used for sacred and royal garments
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- alabaster or white marble: a costly pale stone used for columns and paving
- shammahשַׁמָּהa horrifying devastation: a place laid waste and abandoned, and the shudder of dread it provokes
- se'irשֵׂעִירSeirnot studied yet
- shemonimשְׁמֹנִיםeightynot studied yet
- shimshonשִׁמְשׁוֹןSamsonnot studied yet
- sarahשָׂרָהSarah: the covenant name given to Abraham's wife when she is promised a son in her old age, and the name she carries for the rest of the Bible
- sho'erשֹׁעֵרa gatekeeper: a person stationed at a gate or door to guard it and control who comes and goes
- saḥaqשָׂחַקto laugh, and by extension to play, celebrate, or mock; the whole range of glad, playful, or scornful laughter.
- se'orahשְׂעֹרָהbarley: the hardy cereal grain and the plant that bears it, the cheaper everyday staple of the ancient world
- shaphanשָׁפָןthe rock hyrax: a small, thickset, rabbit-sized animal that lives in colonies among rocks and cliffs
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- Shaphan: a personal name meaning rock hyrax, borne by several men in the later history of Judah
- shereshשֹׁרֶשׁroot: the underground part of a plant, and by extension the hidden base or source from which something grows, holds firm, or lasts
- shevutשְׁבִיתthe restoration of fortunes: God turning a ruined situation back to well-being
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- captivity: the state of being carried off as a prisoner
- shilohשִׁלוֹShilohnot studied yet
- shataphשָׁטַףto flow over something with force: to flood and engulf, to sweep it away, or to rinse it clean under running water
- shaphelשָׁפֵלto be low or become low, and so to bring something low: to lay it flat, cast it down, or humble it
- shevu'ahשְׁבוּעָהa solemn sworn promise that binds the one who makes it, calling God to witness that the word will be kept
- simlahשִׂמְלָהa garment, especially the ordinary outer wrap worn over the tunic; by extension, clothing in general
- shittahשִׁטָּהacacia: the hardy desert acacia tree and, above all, the durable timber cut from it
- sakharשָׂכָרpay owed for service rendered: the wages, hire, fare, or reward due for work done or loyalty shown
- shalemשָׁלֵםwhole, complete, intact: undivided and lacking nothing, whether a physical object that is entire, a full amount, a person who is safe, or a heart given wholly to God
- sheminiשְׁמִינִיeighthnot studied yet
- se'arשֵׂעָרhair: the strands that grow on the head, face, or body of a person or animal, taken together as a whole head or coat of hair, and by extension the coarse hair woven into a rough garment
- shiqqutsשִׁקּוּץa detestable thing: something felt as revolting, above all an idol or the equipment of pagan worship that God loathes
- saridשָׂרִידa survivor: the one left alive, or the little left over, after everyone and everything else has been destroyed.
- shishshiשִׁשִּׁיsixthnot studied yet
- susשׂוּשׂto rejoice, exult, be glad: to break out in high, celebratory joy.
- satanשָׂטָןadversary: one who stands against another to oppose, obstruct, or accuse, whether a human enemy or a member of God's heavenly court
- shallumשַׁלּוּםShallumnot studied yet
- shemu'ahשְׁמוּעָהa report: news that is heard and carried from one person to another
- she'arשְׁאָרwhat is left of a larger whole: the rest, the remainder, or the surviving remnant
- shodשֹׁדforcible devastation: the ruin of violent plundering, whether the destroying act or the havoc it leaves behind
- shoterשֹׁטֵרan officer: a subordinate official who keeps records, keeps order, and carries out the commands of a higher authority
- shalaphשָׁלַףto draw out or pull loose: to slide a sword from its sheath, or pull a thing free from what holds it
- shadשַׁדbreast: the milk-giving breast of a woman or a nursing animal
- shaḥarשַׁחַרdawn: the first light of day, the moment darkness begins to give way to morning
- shilshomשִׁלְשֹׁםin the past, previously; the second half of the set phrase "yesterday and the day before," which means "formerly" or "as things used to be."
- shevaשְׁבָאShebanot studied yet
- shaḥadשֹׁחַדa payment or gift handed to someone to sway a decision or win their favor
- shaḥatשַׁחַתa pit: a deep hole dug in the ground, and by extension the grave, or the ruin that swallows the dying
- shakholשָׁכֹלto lose one's children, or to strip another of theirs: the loss of offspring by death or by miscarriage
- shekharשֵׁכָרstrong drink: an intoxicating fermented drink other than grape wine, regularly named right alongside wine
- shenahשֵׁנָהsleep: the natural rest in which a person lies still and unaware
- shanahשָׁנָהto do a second time: to repeat an act or a word, or to do it again
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- to change: to make or become different, or to stand apart from others as unlike them
- sha'anשָׁעַןto lean on a support, and so to rely on someone or something for security
- shaqalשָׁקַלto weigh: to set an amount on a balance to measure its weight, and so to weigh out silver as payment
- shaqaphשָׁקַףto look down or out from a high or enclosed vantage point: to lean out, gaze down, or face toward something below or beyond
- sasvonשָׂשׂוֹןexultant joy: glad rejoicing, both the lift of gladness in the heart and the celebration it breaks out into
- shavarשָׁבַרto buy grain or food: to purchase provisions, especially when they are scarce
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- to sell grain or food: to hand out or trade provisions for payment
- shagahשָׁגָהto go astray: to wander off the right course, whether on a path, in conduct, or through the loss of steady judgment
- shavahשָׁוָהto be or make even: to be equal or comparable to something, worth as much as it, or to level a thing out.
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- to set, place, or lay something in position, or lay it upon someone.
- shavaשָׁוַעto cry out for help: to call aloud and urgently to be rescued from trouble
- shushanשׁוּשַׁןSusa: the ancient royal city in what is now southwestern Iran, a residence of the Persian kings and the setting of the book of Esther.
- shazarשָׁזַרtwined: of thread, twisted together from several strands into one strong, fine thread
- shaḥaḥשָׁחַחto sink down low: to bow, stoop, crouch, or be brought low, whether a body, a spirit, or a standing structure collapsing toward the ground
- shaḥaqשַׁחַקclouds and skies: the lofty, cloud-covered heights of heaven, a poetic word for the sky
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- fine dust: the thin film of powder left when something is ground down
- shekhemשְׁכֶםthe shoulder: the upper back and ridge of muscle where a person carries a load
- sakharשָׂכַרto hire: to secure a person's service, labor, or support by paying for it.
- same'aḥשָׂמֵחַglad: the settled state of being joyful, describing a person, a heart, or, more rarely, a sound or a setting as cheerful and pleased
- sha'agשָׁאַגto roar: to let out the deep, resounding cry of a lion, or a sound like it
- shavu'aשָׁבוּעַa period reckoned as seven: a unit of seven days (a week) or of seven years
- sagavשָׂגַבto be so high as to be out of reach: unassailably high, supremely exalted, or lifted safely beyond harm
- si'aḥשִׂיחַto voice what fills the heart aloud: to rehearse a matter over and over, as complaint, reflection, or proclamation
- shakhenשָׁכֵןone who dwells close by: a neighbor, or by extension an inhabitant of a place
- shelegשֶׁלֶגsnow: the white frozen precipitation that falls from the sky, lies on high mountains, and melts into water
- shalishשָׁלִישׁa top-ranking officer: a soldier of the highest grade, serving with a king's chariot force or at the king's own side.
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- a third: a measuring vessel holding a third of some larger unit, used for scooping out dry goods or drink.
- a musical instrument played in a victory celebration; which instrument it was is not known.
- shephelahשְׁפֵלָהthe low hill country lying beneath a range of mountains, and in nearly every use the named district of Judah between its mountains and the coastal plain
- serayahשְׂרָיָהוּSeraiahnot studied yet
- sha'avשָׁאַבto draw water: to lift or pull water up from a well, spring, or river
- shibbolשִׁבֹּלֶתan ear of grain: the seed-bearing head at the top of a cereal stalk.
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- a rushing body of water: a flood, torrent, or flowing stream.
- shegagahשְׁגָגָהan unintended wrong: something done by accident, oversight, or a slip rather than on purpose
- shoqשׁוֹקthe leg: a person's lower leg between knee and foot, or an animal's hind leg, the cut set aside as an honored portion at a sacrifice
- sevahשֵׂיבָהgrey or white hair, and by extension the advanced old age it marks
- shakharשָׁכַרto be or become drunk; to drink to the full, and (as a causing action) to make someone drunk
- sha'onשָׁאוֹןa loud roaring din: the deep, rushing noise of surf, of a massed crowd or army, or of revelry
- shemaשֵׁמַעa report: news of someone or something that reaches other people, and the reputation it builds
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- sound: audible noise that reaches the ear
- shushanשׁוּשַׁןa lily: a showy, fragrant flower prized for its beauty, used both as a carved ornament and as a poetic image of loveliness and life
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- Lilies: an old tune name in four Psalm headings, its melody now lost
- sakhirשָׂכִירa hired worker: a free person paid wages for a set term of labor, rather than owned as a slave or belonging to the household by birth.
- shemשֵׁםShem: one of Noah's three sons, one of the eight people who survived the flood in the ark, and the ancestor from whom the Bible traces the genealogical line running through Arphaxad and Eber down to Abraham.
- sinahשִׂנְאָהhatred: active hostility and ill will toward another, the settled opposite of love
- shaphalשָׁפָלlow or lowly: lying beneath what is around it, whether in height, in rank, or in spirit
- sarayשָׂרַיSarai: the matriarch's name before God renamed her Sarah, an older form of a name meaning "princess"
- she'erשְׁאֵרflesh: the meat of a living body, whether the food it provides or one's own physical frame
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- a blood relative: a member of one's own family, near of kin
- sevakhahשְׂבָכָהan interwoven mesh of metal or cord: latticework, network, or the meshes of a net
- sekhelשֵׂכֶלinsight: the clear-headed good sense that sizes up a situation and acts on it wisely
- shalalשָׁלַלto plunder: to seize and carry off goods, wealth, or captives by force, especially from a defeated enemy in war.
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- to draw out: to pull stalks of grain out from the gathered bundles and leave them behind.
- salmahשַׂלְמָהgarmentnot studied yet
- shephetשֶׁפֶטacts of judgment: punishments actually carried out on the guilty
- shurשׁוּרto look at something with fixed attention: to behold, gaze at, or keep watch on it
- seḥoqשְׂחֹקlaughter: the sound of mirth, from glad rejoicing to hollow merriment or amusement
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- a laughingstock: one whom others laugh at in scorn; an object of derision
- sha'ahשָׁעָהto turn one's attentive gaze toward or away from someone or something, as an act of regard, trust, or aversion rather than plain seeing
- sheretsשֶׁרֶץswarming creatures: the small water, winged, and ground animals that breed and spread in overwhelming numbers
- she'elahשְׁאֵלָהa request or petition: something asked of another, whether a person in power or God, and by extension the thing that is asked for.
- sha'aphשָׁאַףto pant or gasp for breath, and so to crave something so hard that one seems to pant after it
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- to trample or crush: to grind the helpless underfoot
- se'etשְׂאֵתa being lifted up: depending on context, a raised mark on the skin, or raised rank and majesty
- si'aḥשִׂיחַthe words a full heart pours out: most often a complaint, sometimes a matter someone keeps going over aloud
- sharatsשָׁרַץto swarm: to teem with dense, moving masses of small living creatures, or to breed and multiply in such swarming numbers
- sho'ahשׁוֹאָהsudden, sweeping ruin: catastrophe that overwhelms a person or a place without warning, and the emptied waste it leaves behind.
- shutשׁוּטto move back and forth over an area until the whole of it has been covered: to range about, go through, roam
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- to row: to drive a boat forward with oars
- sheḥinשְׁחִיןa boil: hot, swollen, painful skin, often a whole crop of inflamed sores
- shikkorשִׁכֹּרdrunk: overcome by wine or fermented drink, and so unsteady and no longer in control; used of a person, a drunkard
- shephatyahשְׁפַטְיָהוּShephatiahnot studied yet
- serephahשְׂרֵפָהa burning: fire at work on something, whether the blaze that has ruined it or a fire lit on purpose to do a job
- shaḥarשָׁחַרto seek earnestly: to look hard for someone or something, pressing after it with eager, whole-hearted effort
- shaqadשָׁקַדto keep wakeful watch: to stay awake and alert over something, refusing to let it go until it happens
- sharaqשָׁרַקto whistle: to force a thin, sharp sound through the lips, either at a ruin in shock or scorn, or at someone being summoned
- shavaḥשָׁבַחto laud: to declare out loud that God, or something judged good, deserves high regard
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- to still: to force raging water or a flaring temper to be quiet
- shabbatonשַׁבָּתוֹןcomplete rest: the state of total stopping that marks a day, or a whole year, as a solemn time when work is laid down
- shohamשֹׁהַםa costly precious stone, workable enough to be engraved like a seal, whose exact mineral is no longer known
- shotשׁוֹטa whip: the flexible lash swung to drive an animal or beat a person, and a stroke of trouble pictured as falling the same way