Lexical Definition
שׁוּט shûwṭ (shoot) to rove H:V
a primitive root
go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.
- properly, to push forth
- (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row
- by implication, to travel
1) to go, go or rove about, go to and fro
1a) (Qal) to go or rove about
1b) (Polel) to go to and fro, go eagerly or quickly to and fro
1c) (Hithpolel) to run to and fro
2) to row
See Greek: ἀτιμάζω · διαπορεύομαι · διδάσκω · διέρχομαι · ἐπιβλέπω · ἐπιτίθημι · περιέρχομαι · περιέχω · περιτρέχω
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| שׁוֹטְט֞וּ | rove about | Jer.5.1 |
| שֽׁוּט | go about | 2Sam.24.2 |
| שָׁטוּ֩ | they went about | Num.11.8 |
| מִשּׁ֣וּט | from roving about | Job.1.7 |
| מִשֻּׁ֣ט | from roving about | Job.2.2 |
| מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים | roving about | Zech.4.10 |
| מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת | roving about | 2Chr.16.9 |
| יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ | they will rove about | Amos.8.12 |
| יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ | they will rove about | Dan.12.4 |
| וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ | and they went about | 2Sam.24.8 |
| וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה | and run to and fro | Jer.49.3 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. שׁוּט verb go or rove about (Late Hebrew, Aramaic שׁוּט rove, row (Jonah 1:13), swim (Isa 25:11), stroke, besmear; see also שׁוֺט); —
Qal go or rove about: Perfect 3 plural, absolute שָׁטוּ הָעָם Num 11:8 (J; gathering manna), so, with ב location, Imperfect 3 masculine plural וַיָּשֻׁטוּ 2Sam 24:8, Imperative masculine singular שׁוּטנָֿא v2Sam 24:2, Infinitive construct שׁוּט Job 1:7, שֻׁט Job 2:2 (both || הִתְהַלֵךְ), perhaps also Gen 24:63 (לָשׁוּט for לָשׁוּחַ, so ᵑ6 Thes1322 compare Di Gunk Dr); Jer 8:6 Du reads שָׁט for שָׁב. — Participle שָׁטִים see שׁוּט denominative below Po`l. go eagerly, quickly, to and fro: Imperfect 3 masculine singular יְשׁוֺטְטוּ לְבַקֵּשׁ Amos 8:12 (|| וְנָעוּ); absolute יְשֹׁטְטוּ Dan 12:4 with ב location, Imperative masculine plural שׁוֺטְטוּ Jer 5:1, Participle plural מְשׁוֺטְטִים Zech 4:10, מְשֹׁטְטוֺת 2Chr 16:9 (both of ׳עֵינֵי י). Hithpo`lel Imperative feminine plural, ב location, הִתְשׁוֺטַטְנָת Jer 49:3 run to and fro.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 24:63 |
| Numbers | 11:8 |
| 2 Samuel | 24:2 · 24:8 |
| 2 Chronicles | 16:9 |
| Job | 1:7 · 2:2 |
| Isaiah | 25:11 |
| Jeremiah | 5:1 · 8:6 · 49:3 |
| Daniel | 12:4 |
| Amos | 8:12 |
| Jonah | 1:13 |
| Zechariah | 4:10 |