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It can also imply a sense of playfulness or merriment. In some contexts, it carries the notion of being blinded or led astray, often metaphorically, by one's own desires or distractions.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of delight and play was often associated with the joy of communal life, festivals, and the blessings of God. The idea of being blinded or led astray reflects the biblical theme of the human tendency to be distracted from God's commandments by worldly pleasures or false teachings.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">שָׁעַע</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be smeared over, blinded</b></font> (Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">שְׁעַע</font> <em>smear</em> (akin to <font class="hebrew2">שׁוּעַ</font> id.), <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104401.gif"> to <em>smooth</em>, <font class="hebrew2">שָׁעִיעַ</font> <em>smooth</em> (of words), <em>flattering</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104402.gif"> <em>smooth</em> (compare also <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104403.gif">, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104404.gif"> <em>smear over, close up</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> + <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpalpel</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">הִשְׁתַּעַשְׁעוּ וָשֹׁ֑עוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9</a> <em>blind yourselves and be blind !</em> ("" <font class="hebrew2">הִתְמַהְמְהוּ וּתְמָהוּ</font>); > Buhl <font class="hebrew2">הִשְׁתָּעוּ וּשְׁעוּ</font>, √<font class="hebrew2">שׁעה</font> <em>look about</em> (2 Samuel 22:42); <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-3.htm">Isaiah 32:3</a> read probably 3 feminine plural <font class="hebrew2">תְּשֹׁעֶינָה</font>, of eyes, <em>be blinded</em> (see <font class="hebrew2">שׁעה</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hiph`il</b></font> <em>Imperative</em> masculine singular <font class="hebrew2">וְעֵינָיו הָשַׁ֑ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a> <em>and its eyes besmear !</em> — So perhaps <font class="hebrew2">הָשַׁע</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/39-14.htm">Psalm 39:14</a> (<font class="hebrew2">עֵינֶיךָ</font> omitted) was intended by Masoretes (but wrongly, see Ol and others); see <font class="hebrew2">שָׁעָה</font>. <p> II. [<font class="hebrew2">שָׁעַע</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pilpel</b></font>, etc., <font size="+1"><b>sport, take delight in, delight</b></font> (usually made = I. <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <em>smooth over, please</em>; Buhl compare Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104405.gif">, Ithpe`el <em>sport, trifle</em>, Vulgar Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb104406.gif"> (loan-word ?) Vollers<sup>ZMG xiv (1891), 86, 1. 3</sup>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pilpel</b></font> <em>Perfect</em>3masculine singular consecutive <font class="hebrew2">וְשִׁעֲשַׁע</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-9.htm">Isaiah 29:9</a> the suckling <em>shall sport</em> on (<font class="hebrew2">עַל</font>) the cobra's hole; 1 singular <font class="hebrew2">שִׁעֲשָׁ֑עְתִּי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-70.htm">Psalm 119:70</a> <em>I take delight in</em> thy law (accusative; but ? read <font class="hebrew2">שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י</font>, <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-77.htm">Psalm 119:77</a>); <em>Imperfect</em> transitive 3 masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">יְשַׁעַשְׁעוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/94-19.htm">Psalm 94:19</a> thy consolations <em>delight</em> my soul (accusative). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Palpel</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>2masculine plural <font class="hebrew2">תְּשָֽׁעֳשָׁ֑עוּ</font>Isaiah 66:12 upon (<font class="hebrew2">עַל</font>) the knees <em>shall ye be fondled.</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpalpel</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>1singular <font class="hebrew2">אֶשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-16.htm">Psalm 119:16</a> in (<font class="hebrew2">ב</font>) thy statutes <em>will I delight myself</em>, compare <a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-47.htm">Psalm 119:47</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cry out<p>A primitive root; (in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. Fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. Stare -- cry (out) (by confusion with <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm">shava'</a>), dandle, delight (self), play, shut. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7768.htm">shava'</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֶֽשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע אשתעשע הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ הָשַׁ֑ע השע השתעשעו וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע וָשֹׁ֑עוּ ואשתעשע ושעו ושעשע יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ ישעשעו שִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּי׃ שעשעתי׃ תְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃ תשעשעו׃ ’eš·ta·‘ă·šā‘ ’ešta‘ăšā‘ eshtaaSha hā·ša‘ hāša‘ haSha hiš·ta·‘aš·‘ū hishtaashU hišta‘aš‘ū ShiaShaeti ši‘ăšā‘ətî ši·‘ă·šā·‘ə·tî tə·šā·‘o·šā·‘ū təšā‘ošā‘ū teshooShau vaShou veeshtaaSha veshiaSha wā·šō·‘ū wāšō‘ū wə’ešta‘ăša‘ wə·’eš·ta·‘ă·ša‘ wə·ši·‘ă·ša‘ wəši‘ăša‘ yə·ša·‘aš·‘ū yəša‘aš‘ū yeshaashU<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/psalms/94-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 94:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/94.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ <b> יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ </b> נַפְשִֽׁי׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/94.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> me, Your consolations <span class="itali">delight</span> my soul.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/94.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me thy comforts <span class="itali">delight</span> my soul.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/94-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> within your consolations <span class="itali">delight</span> my soul<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בְּחֻקֹּתֶ֥יךָ <b> אֶֽשְׁתַּעֲשָׁ֑ע </b> לֹ֭א אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">I shall delight</span> in Your statutes;<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">I will delight</span> myself in thy statutes:<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your statutes <span class="itali">shall delight</span> shall not forget<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:47</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁ֥ע </b> בְּמִצְוֹתֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">I shall delight</span> in Your commandments,<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And I will delight</span> myself in thy commandments,<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">shall delight</span> your commandments Which<p><b><a href="/text/psalms/119-70.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 119:70</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲ֝נִ֗י תּוֹרָתְךָ֥ <b> שִֽׁעֲשָֽׁעְתִּי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/119.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with fat, <span class="itali">[But] I delight</span> in Your law.<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as grease; <span class="itali">[but] I delight</span> in thy law.<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/119-70.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in your law <span class="itali">delight</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 6:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַכְבֵּ֖ד וְעֵינָ֣יו <b> הָשַׁ֑ע </b> פֶּן־ יִרְאֶ֨ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And their eyes <span class="itali">dim,</span> Otherwise<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> heavy, <span class="itali">and shut</span> their eyes;<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/6-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> dull and their eyes <span class="itali">dim</span> Otherwise see<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 11:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וְשִֽׁעֲשַׁ֥ע </b> יוֹנֵ֖ק עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The nursing <span class="itali">child will play</span> by the hole<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And the sucking child <span class="itali">shall play</span> on the hole<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">will play</span> the nursing and<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/29-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 29:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ וּתְמָ֔הוּ <b> הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ </b> וָשֹׁ֑עוּ שָֽׁכְר֣וּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and wait, <span class="itali">Blind</span> yourselves and be blind;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> yourselves, and wonder; <span class="itali">cry ye out,</span> and cry:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> be delayed and wait <span class="itali">Blind</span> and be blind become<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/29-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 29:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּתְמָ֔הוּ הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ <b> וָשֹׁ֑עוּ </b> שָֽׁכְר֣וּ וְלֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Blind <span class="itali">yourselves and be blind;</span> They become drunk,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cry ye out, <span class="itali">and cry:</span> they are drunken,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and wait Blind <span class="itali">and be blind</span> become not<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/66-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 66:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַל־ בִּרְכַּ֖יִם <b> תְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/66.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the hip <span class="itali">and fondled</span> on the knees.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/66.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon [her] sides, <span class="itali">and be dandled</span> upon [her] knees.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/66-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> on the knees <span class="itali">and fondled</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8173.htm">9 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8173.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8173<br>9 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/eshtaasha_8173.htm">’eš·ta·‘ă·šā‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hasha_8173.htm">hā·ša‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hishtaashu_8173.htm">hiš·ta·‘aš·‘ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shiashaeti_8173.htm">ši·‘ă·šā·‘ə·tî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/teshooshau_8173.htm">tə·šā·‘o·šā·‘ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vashou_8173.htm">wā·šō·‘ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veeshtaasha_8173.htm">wə·’eš·ta·‘ă·ša‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshiasha_8173.htm">wə·ši·‘ă·ša‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yeshaashu_8173.htm">yə·ša·‘aš·‘ū — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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