Lexicon
סָעָה
sa.ah
H5584
H:V Hebrew

to rush

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sa.ah describes a rushing action in a plea concerning violence and strife in a city.

The single attested use presents rushing action within a plea addressed to the Lord amid violence and strife in a city.

Senses in use

  1. Rushing in a plea amid city strife · dominant

    In Psalm 55:9, the Qal active participle feminine singular absolute occurs in the plea to the Lord, followed by the speaker's report of violence and strife in the city. The APB renders the verse, "Swallow them up, O Lord; divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city," but does not make the term's individual English rendering clear.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 55:9, the APB presents the surrounding plea as "Swallow them up, O Lord; divide their tongues," followed by violence and strife in the city. Its precise rendering of this term is unclear.

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