שִׂיחַ

sîyach · Hebrew · Strong's H7878 · 20 occurrences

The KJV renders 21 different Hebrew and Greek words as “declare”

What it means

to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“declare”

also renders emphanízō (G1718), horízō (G3724), dēlóō (G1213), exēgéomai (G1834), éndeixis (G1732), euangelízō (G2097), ekdiēgéomai (G1555), apangéllō (G518), diangéllō (G1229), phrázō (G5419), anatíthemai (G394), katangéllō (G2605), diēgéomai (G1334), gnōrízō (G1107), parangéllō (G3853), anangéllō (G312), ʼămar (H560), dâbar (H1696), yâdaʻ (H3045), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“speak”

also renders dialégomai (G1256), eréō (G2046), phthéngomai (G5350), laléō (G2980), chrēmatízō (G5537), anangéllō (G312), légō (G3004), ʼămar (H560), dâbar (H1696), hâgâh (H1897), millâh (H4405), mâlal (H4448), mᵉlal (H4449), ʻânâh (H6031), ʻănâh (H6032)

“talk”

also renders homiléō (G3656), laléō (G2980), lógos (G3056), dâbar (H1696), dâbâr (H1697), hâgâh (H1897), sîyach (H7879), sâphâh (H8193)

“pray”

also renders déomai (G1189), parakaléō (G3870), erōtáō (G2065), eúchomai (G2172), bᵉʻâʼ (H1156), chânan (H2603), tsᵉlâʼ (H6739)

“commune”

also renders homiléō (G3656), dialaléō (G1255), dâbar (H1696)

“complain”

also renders rîyb (H7378)

“meditate”

also renders hâgâh (H1897)

“muse”

also renders dialogízomai (G1260)

Where it appears

20 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Chronicles 16:9 · HVqv2mp

Sing to him. Sing praises to him. Tell of all his marvelous works.

Isaiah 53:8 · HVpi3ms

He was taken away by oppression and judgment. As for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living and stricken for the disobedience of my people?

Judges 5:10 · HVqv2mp

“Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets, and you who walk by the way.

Job 7:11 · HVqi1cs

“Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 12:8 · HVqv2ms

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you.

Proverbs 6:22 · HVqi3fs/Sp2ms

When you walk, it will lead you. When you sleep, it will watch over you. When you awake, it will talk with you.

Psalm 55:17 HVqh1csPsalm 69:12 HVqi3mpPsalm 77:3 HVqh1csPsalm 77:6 HVqh1csPsalm 77:12 HVqh1csPsalm 105:2 HVqv2mpPsalm 119:15 HVqh1csPsalm 119:23 HVqi3msPsalm 119:27 HC/Vqh1csPsalm 119:48 HC/Vqh1csPsalm 119:78 HVqi1csPsalm 119:148 HR/VqcPsalm 143:5 HVoi1csPsalm 145:5 HVqh1cs

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.