sha.shu.a denotes something cherished or enjoyed, including instruction, a beloved child, and a treasured possession.

The term identifies what is cherished or enjoyed: the speaker calls divine instruction and testimonies such a possession, while other verses apply it to a beloved child, a plantation, and rejoicing associated with the world and humanity.

1. A cherished or enjoyed possession · dominant

   In Psalm 119:24 and Psalm 119:92, the construct form occurs where testimonies and instruction are described as the speaker's valued possession; the APB renders these clauses with “my delight.” Proverbs 8:30 and Proverbs 8:31 place the term in statements of rejoicing, while Isaiah 5:7 calls Judah a “plantation of delight” and Jeremiah 31:20 describes Ephraim as a “darling child.”

   Psalm 119:24Psalm 119:92Proverbs 8:30Proverbs 8:31Isaiah 5:7Jeremiah 31:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “delight” in the Psalm and Proverbs clauses, but also presents the surrounding expressions as “plantation of delight,” “darling child,” and “delights.” These variations show the verse-level presentation rather than fixed English equivalents.