Strong's H7686 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שָׁגָה (shâgâh)

Pronunciation: shaw-gaw'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured

KJV Renderings: (cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander

Senses

1. to go astray, stray, err
   1. (Qal)
      1. to err, stray
      2. to swerve, meander, reel, roll, be intoxicated, err (in drunkenness)
      3. to go astray (morally)
      4. to commit sin of ignorance or inadvertence, err (ignorantly)
   2. (Hiphil)
      1. to lead astray
      2. to lead astray, mislead (mentally)
      3. to lead astray (morally)

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