Lexical Definition

‎שִׂיחַ‎ sîyach (see'-akh) to muse ^H:V
a primitive root

commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).

• to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter

1) to put forth, mediate, muse, commune, speak, complain, ponder, sing
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to complain
1a2) to muse, meditate upon, study, ponder
1a3) to talk, sing, speak
1b) (Polel) to meditate, consider, put forth thoughts

See Greek: διηγέομαι · ἐκδιηγέομαι · μελετάω · φθέγγομαι

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שִׂיחַ‎ verb denominative muse, complain, in poetry talk (of); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יָשִׂיחַ‎ Ps 119:23 3 feminine singular suffix ‎תְּשִׂיחֶ֑ךָ‎ Prov 6:22 1 singular ‎אָשִׂיחַ‎ Ps 119:78 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular ‎שִׂיחַ‎ Job 12:8, masculine plural ‎שִׂיחוּ‎ Judg 5:10 +; Infinitiveconstruct ‎שִׂיחַ‎ Ps 119:148 —

1. complain: Ps 55:18*; Ps 77:4* (both || ‎הָמָה‎), Job 7:11 (‎בְּמַר נַפְשִׁי‎), + Ps 6:7* (read probably ‎אָשִׁימָה‎ for ‎אַשְׁחֶה‎).

2. muse: ‎עִםלְֿבָבִי‎ Ps 77:7* with ‎ב‎, meditate upon, study, God's ‎עֲלִילוֺת‎ vPs 77:13* (|| ‎הָגָה‎); ‎פִּקּוּדִים‎ Ps 119:15; Ps 119:78 ‎חֻפִּים‎ vPs 119:23 vPs 119:48 ‎נִפְלָאוֺת‎ vPs 119:27 ‎אִמְרָה‎ vPs 119:148 with accusative ‎דִּבְרֵי נִפְלְאֹתֶיךָ‎ Ps 145:5.

3. a. talk (about), sing (of): absolute Judg 5:10 (ode); with ‎ב‎, Ps 105:2 = 1Chr 16:9 (|| ‎שִׁיר‎, ‎זִמֵּר‎; so SS Gerber, but possibly = 2, so Dr), Ps 69:13* (‎ב‎ person against; || ‎נְגִינוֺת‎, of mocking words).
b. with suffix person talk (with) Prov 6:22 (strike out Toy); with ‎לְ‎ speak to Job 12:8 (Di 'sprich sinnend'; Hi Bu read ‎שֶׁרֶץ‎; Kau ‎חַיַּת‎ (so Bu as alternative), Bö and others below II. ‎שִׂיחַ‎). Pol`el meditate, consider: Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יְשׂוֺחֵחַ‎ Isa 53:8 (absolute); 1 singular ‎אֲשׂוֺחֵחַ‎ Ps 143:5 (‎ב‎ of thing; || ‎הָגָה‎). — Gen 24:63 see I. ‎שׁוּמ‎.

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