{
  "type": "word",
  "id": "H8159",
  "lemma": "שָׁעָה",
  "transliteration": "shâʻâh",
  "definition": "to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered",
  "kjv": "depart, be dim, be dismayed, look (away), regard, have respect, spare, turn.",
  "occurrences": 15,
  "language": "Hebrew",
  "brownDriverBriggs": [
    "שָׁעָה vb. gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.)",
    "Qal gaze at, regard (with favour)",
    "Hiph. cause thy gaze to turn away from me",
    "Hithp. gaze not about"
  ],
  "whereItOccurs": [
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 4:4",
      "text": "Abel also brought some of the firstborn of his flock and of its fat. The LORD respected Abel and his offering,",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/4?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Genesis 4:5",
      "text": "but he didn’t respect Cain and his offering. Cain was very angry, and the expression on his face fell.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/genesis/4?v=5"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Exodus 5:9",
      "text": "Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/5?v=9"
    },
    {
      "reference": "2 Samuel 22:42",
      "text": "They looked, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/2-samuel/22?v=42"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 17:7",
      "text": "In that day, people will look to their Maker, and their eyes will have respect for the Holy One of Israel.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/17?v=7"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 17:8",
      "text": "They will not look to the altars, the work of their hands; neither shall they respect that which their fingers have…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/17?v=8"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 22:4",
      "text": "Therefore I said, “Look away from me. I will weep bitterly. Don’t labor to comfort me for the destruction of the…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/22?v=4"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 31:1",
      "text": "Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/31?v=1"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 32:3",
      "text": "The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/32?v=3"
    },
    {
      "reference": "Isaiah 41:10",
      "text": "Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help…",
      "url": "https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/41?v=10"
    }
  ],
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