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”

also renders homiléō (G3656), laléō (G2980), lógos (G3056), dâbar (H1696), dâbâr (H1697), hâgâh (H1897), sîyach (H7878), sâphâh (H8193)

“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)

Questions this word decides

Does the Bible forbid drinking alcohol?

Where it appears

14 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Kings 18:27 HNcmsa1 Samuel 1:16 HNcmsc/Sp1cs2 Kings 9:11 HNcmsc/Sp3msJob 7:13 HR/Ncmsc/Sp1csJob 9:27 HNcmsc/Sp1csJob 10:1 HNcmsc/Sp1csJob 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.