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שִׁית

𐤔𐤉𐤕

shîyth

H7896 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To place, put, set, or establish (something or someone) in a specific position, situation, or condition. Used in reference to physical placement of objects, assigning or appointing roles or tasks, laying up treasures or memories, establishing statuses, and metaphorically for mental acts such as considering or planning. The verb's semantic range encompasses both concrete and abstract actions involving location, appointment, and mental focus.

Semantic Range

to put, to place, to set (an object or person), to appoint (to a role or task), to lay (up treasures, memories), to establish (status, authority), to apply (oneself or attention), to consider, to plan, to array, to make, to regard, to mark

Root / Etymology

Root: שׁית. The root meaning is 'to put, place, set.' The verb שִׁית is a direct development from this root, and its various forms represent nominal or verbal uses related to placing or positioning.

Historical & Contextual Notes

שִׁית occurs throughout the Hebrew Bible with diverse applications, ranging from the physical (e.g., placing stones, putting garments) to more abstract or administrative senses (e.g., appointing leaders, setting hearts/minds on something, considering a matter). In administrative or legal contexts, it can denote appointing or assigning duties. In poetry and wisdom literature, it often takes on figurative meaning, such as 'setting' one's heart or mind, or considering a path or idea. The root expresses a wide semantic potential, sometimes rendered 'set' or 'appoint' in modern translations. English versions, influenced by tradition, often use 'set,' 'put,' 'appoint,' or 'lay,' but some idiomatic or deliberate senses (especially mental ones) are not always fully captured in translation. The word is not tied to particular periods and appears across the narrative, legal, poetic, and prophetic texts, retaining its broad core meaning throughout.

Translation Consistency

primary "set" 70 occurrences

"Set" is the most frequent and natural rendering across attestations (59 of 86) and easily covers the verb’s full semantic range — physical placement, appointing or establishing, laying up, and abstract senses (e.g. setting the heart, setting in order). It is idiomatic in English and will yield natural inflected forms for all uses of שִׁית.

Alternatives (16 occurrences):
"place" (4x) "placed" (3x) "imposed" (2x) "placing" (1x) "put on" (1x) "did she regard" (1x) "appoint" (1x) "make" (1x) "made" (1x) "placing of" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to place (in a very wide application); apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

שית (sh-y-t) — to put, place, set, establish

Root שׁית to put, place, set, establish
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H6246 עֲשִׁת I will set
H7897 שִׁית garment of
H7898 שַׁיִת wild overgrowth
H8351 שֵׁת Appointed One
H8352 שֵׁת Appointed One

Word Forms

39 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H7896-01 אָשִׁ֗ית ashit HVqi1cs I will set I will set I will set 9
H7896-35 יָשִׁ֥ית yashit HVqi3ms he lays he sets he will set 7
H7896-28 וַ/יָּֽשֶׁת vayashet HC/Vqw3ms and laid and he set and he set 6
H7896-20 תָּשִׁ֥ית tashit HVqi2ms you set you will set you will set 5
H7896-06 שָֽׁת shat HVqp3ms appointed he set he set 4
H7896-11 שָׁ֛תוּ shatu HVqp3cp did put on they set they set 4
H7896-07 שָׁ֥תָה shatah HVqp3fs did she regard he placed did she regard 4
H7896-24 תְּשִׁיתֵ֤/מוֹ teshitemo HVqi2ms/Sp3mp you will appoint them you will set them you will set them 3
H7896-15 שִׁתִ֛/י shiti HVqc/Sp1cs I may place my placing I may place 3
H7896-19 תָּ֤שֶׁת tashet HVqj2ms lay may you set may you set 3

Occurrences in Scripture

86 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H7896-01 Genesis 3:15 אָשִׁ֗ית ashit HVqi1cs I will put I will set I will set
H7896-06 Genesis 4:25 שָֽׁת shat HVqp3ms appointed he set he set
H7896-28 Genesis 30:40 וַ/יָּֽשֶׁת vayashet HC/Vqw3ms and he put/set and he set and he set
H7896-08 Genesis 30:40 שָׁתָ֖/ם shatam HVqp3ms/Sp3mp did he put them he placed them he set them
H7896-33 Genesis 41:33 וִ/ישִׁיתֵ֖/הוּ vishitehu HC/Vqj3ms/Sp3ms and set him and let him set him and let him set him
H7896-35 Genesis 46:4 יָשִׁ֥ית yashit HVqi3ms will put he sets he will set
H7896-28 Genesis 48:14 וַ/יָּ֨שֶׁת vayashet HC/Vqw3ms and laid and he set and he set
H7896-35 Genesis 48:17 יָשִׁ֨ית yashit HVqi3ms he was placing he sets he was placing
H7896-06 Exodus 7:23 שָׁ֥ת shat HVqp3ms set he set he set
H7896-15 Exodus 10:1 שִׁתִ֛/י shiti HVqc/Sp1cs I may place my placing I may place
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