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שִׂיחַ
sîyach · Hebrew · Strong's H7879 · 14 occurrences
The KJV renders 9 different Hebrew and Greek words as “talk”
What it means
a contemplation; by implication, an utterance
from H7878 (שִׂיחַ);
How the KJV renders it
babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, 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.
“talk”
“prayer”
also renders déēsis (G1162), proseuchḗ (G4335), euchḗ (G2171), énteuxis (G1783), lachash (H3908), sîychâh (H7881), tᵉphillâh (H8605)
“meditation”
also renders hâgîyg (H1901), higgâyôwn (H1902), sîychâh (H7881)
“communication”
also renders homilía (G3657), lógos (G3056)
“complaint”
also renders aitíama (G157)
Answers that weigh this word
Where it appears
14 occurrences in the Hebrew text.
1 Kings 18:27 · HNcmsa
At noon, Elijah mocked them, and said, “Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is deep in thought, or he has gone somewhere, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he sleeps and must be awakened.”
1 Samuel 1:16 · HNcmsc/Sp1cs
Don’t consider your servant a wicked woman; for I have been speaking out of the abundance of my complaint and my provocation.”
2 Kings 9:11 · HNcmsc/Sp3ms
When Jehu came out to the servants of his lord and one said to him, “Is all well? Why did this madman come to you?” He said to them, “You know the man and how he talks.”
Job 7:13 · HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’
Job 9:27 · HNcmsc/Sp1cs
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up,’
Job 10:1 · HNcmsc/Sp1cs
“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 21:4 HNcmsc/Sp1csJob 23:2 HNcmsc/Sp1csProverbs 23:29 HNcmsaPsalm 55:2 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1csPsalm 64:1 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1csPsalm 102:0 HNcmsc/Sp3msPsalm 104:34 HNcmsc/Sp1csPsalm 142:2 HNcmsc/Sp1cs
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.