Lexicon
שָׁסַס
sha.sas
H8155
H:V Hebrew

to plunder

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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language

sha.sas describes taking spoil from people, a camp, or houses in contexts of defeat and capture.

The attested verses show taking spoil in conflict: victors take from a Philistine camp, plunderers act against Israel, and houses are despoiled amid the capture of a city.

Senses in use

  1. Taking spoil in defeat or capture · dominant

    In 1 Samuel 17:53, the Qal sequential imperfect occurs after Israel returns from pursuing the Philistines; the APB renders the verse with their taking from “their camp.” In Judges 2:14, the Qal sequential imperfect is used of plunderers acting against Israel, while the Niphal forms in Isaiah 13:16 and Zechariah 14:2 occur in clauses where the APB renders houses as “plundered” amid violence and capture.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly presents the action with “plundered” in the camp, Israel, and house contexts. In Psalm 89:42, its translation does not isolate a corresponding action for the supplied form.

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