Strong's H8582 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תָּעָה (tâʻâh)

Pronunciation: taw-aw'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root

Definition: to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

KJV Renderings: (cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way

Senses

1. to err, wander, go astray, stagger
   1. (Qal) to err
      1. to wander about (physically)
      2. of intoxication
      3. of sin (ethically)
      4. wandering (of the mind)
   2. (Niphal)
      1. to be made to wander about, be made to stagger (drunkard)
      2. to be led astray (ethically)
   3. (Hiphil) to cause to wander
      1. to cause to wander about (physically)
      2. to cause to wander (of intoxication)
      3. to cause to err, mislead (mentally and morally)

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