שָׁגָה

Strong’s 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

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to go astray, stray, err
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâgâh; Pronunciation: shaw-gaw'