שֹׁ֥גֶה

𐤔𐤂𐤄

shogeh

is deceived

a primitive root; to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured; (cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.

H7686

Proverbs 20:1 · Word #6

Lexicon H7686

Lemmaשָׁגָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤂𐤄
Transliterationshâgâh
Strong'sH7686
In-contextis deceived

Morphology HVqrmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H7686-06

a straying one

Rootשגה (š-g-h)
Core Meaningsstraying, wandering, erring, going astray, being misled, reeling
Semantic Rangeto wander physically, to go astray morally, to err in judgment, to sin unintentionally, to be misled, to reel as if intoxicated
Conceptual SignificanceThis root frames sin and error as wandering from a prescribed path, reflecting the biblical portrayal of covenant faithfulness as walking a straight way. A "straying one" embodies deviation from divine instruction, whether through ignorance, deception, or moral failure.
Morphological NotesQal participle, masculine singular, absolute. Functions substantivally to describe a man characterized by straying or erring.
Rendering RationaleThe Qal stem expresses the simple action of the root, "to stray" or "to err." As a masculine singular participle absolute, it denotes "one who is straying" or "a straying one," preserving both the active sense of the root and the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root שגה (straying, wandering, erring, going astray, being misled, reeling)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7686-02 lishegot to go astray
H4879-01 meshugati my straying
H7681-01 shageh Erring-One

Word Usage (21 occurrences of H7686)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Leviticus 4:13 יִשְׁגּ֔וּ yishegu err
Numbers 15:22 תִשְׁגּ֔וּ tishegu you err
Deuteronomy 27:18 מַשְׁגֶּ֥ה mashegeh who misleads