Strong's H8154 · Hebrew
שָׁסָה
shâçâh · /shaw-saw'/
Definition
to plunder
KJV: destroyer, rob, spoil(-er).
Root / derivation: or שָׁשָׂה; (Isaiah 10:13), a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁסָה across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Judges2 verses
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
Judges 2:16Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. delivered: Heb. saved
1 Samuel2 verses
Psalms1 verse
Isaiah3 verses
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: a valiant: or, many people
Isaiah 17:14And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
Isaiah 42:22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. they are all: or, in snaring all the young men of them for a spoil: Heb. a treading
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8154 (shâçâh) mean?
to plunder
How many times does H8154 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8154 (שָׁסָה) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “spoil.”
How is shâçâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8154 is rendered as “spoil” (3×), “spoiled” (3×), “spoilers” (2×), “destroyers” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שָׁסָה come from?
or שָׁשָׂה; (Isaiah 10:13), a primitive root;