Lexicon
שׁוּט
shat
H7590
H:V Hebrew

to despise

3
Occurrences
1
Books
Hebrew
Language

shat describes people who treat Israel or its people with contempt from surrounding nations.

The attested use describes surrounding peoples who hold Israel or its people in contempt: the daughters of the Philistines in Ezekiel 16:57, and those around Israel in Ezekiel 28:24 and Ezekiel 28:26.

Senses in use

  1. Showing contempt toward Israel · dominant

    All three occurrences are Qal active participles naming groups directed against Israel or its people. In Ezekiel 16:57 the APB renders the daughters of the Philistines as those who “despised you from every side”; in Ezekiel 28:24 and Ezekiel 28:26 it describes those around Israel whom God judges.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “despised” in each occurrence, portraying hostile people around Israel or its people. This repeated English wording confirms the clause-level presentation rather than isolating a precise rendering token.

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Across Scripture