שָׁעָה

shâʻâh · Hebrew · Strong's H8159 · 15 occurrences

The KJV renders 29 different Hebrew and Greek words as “depart”

What it means

to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

depart, be dim, be dismayed, look, regard, have respect, spare, turn

Where that flattens a distinction

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

“depart”

also renders katérchomai (G2718), anachōréō (G402), diérchomai (G1330), apérchomai (G565), anágō (G321), diachōrízomai (G1316), hypágō (G5217), metabaínō (G3327), apochōréō (G672), exérchomai (G1831), apallássō (G525), metaírō (G3332), ekporeúomai (G1607), éxeimi (G1826), parágō (G3855), apochōrízō (G673), aphístēmi (G868), poreúomai (G4198), apolýō (G630), analýō (G360), chōrízō (G5563), gâlâh (H1540), hâlak (H1980), mûwsh (H4185), nâdad (H5074), çûwr (H5493), ʻădâʼ (H5709), râshaʻ (H7561)

“look”

also renders anablépō (G308), eídō (G1492), theáomai (G2300), parakýptō (G3879), prosdokáō (G4328), optánomai (G3700), aphoráō (G872), chûwl (H2342), châzâh (H2372), chêzêv (H2376), nâbaṭ (H5027), pâqad (H6485), qâvâh (H6960), shâgach (H7688), shûwr (H7789)

“regard”

also renders phronéō (G5426), blépō (G991), entrépō (G1788), epiblépō (G1914), bîyn (H995), dibrâh (H1700), chûwç (H2347), châshab (H2803), yâdaʻ (H3045), nâbaṭ (H5027), qâshab (H7181), shûwr (H7789), shâmaʻ (H8085)

“turn”

also renders metatíthēmi (G3346), metastréphō (G3344), apobaínō (G576), dûwr (H1754), nâthan (H5414), sâṭâh (H7847), tôwr (H8447)

“spare”

also renders pheídomai (G5339), chûwç (H2347), châmal (H2550), châsak (H2820)

“have respect”

also renders apoblépō (G578), yâdaʻ (H3045), nâbaṭ (H5027)

“be dim”

also renders châshak (H2821)

“be dismayed”

also renders athyméō (G120)

Where it appears

15 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

2 Samuel 22:42 HVqi3mpExodus 5:9 HVqj3mpGenesis 4:4 HC/Vqw3msGenesis 4:5 HVqp3msIsaiah 17:7 HVqi3msIsaiah 17:8 HVqi3msIsaiah 22:4 HVqv2mpIsaiah 31:1 HVqp3cpIsaiah 32:3 HVqi3fpIsaiah 41:10 HVqj2msIsaiah 41:23 HC/Vqh1cpJob 7:19 HVqi2msJob 14:6 HVqv2msPsalm 39:13 HVhv2msPsalm 119:117 HC/Vqi1cs

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.