Strong H7589שְׁאָט
scorn
- Transliteration
- she'âţ
- Pronunciation
- sheh-awt'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to push aside; contempt: - despite (-ful).
Detailed definition
STEP sense: scorn
Exact lexical definition: despite
Part of speech: noun
BDB context: שְׁאָט n.[m.] despite , contempt
In the Bible
Strong H7589 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- despiteful2
- thy1
First verses
- Ezekiel 25:6For thus saith the Lord God; Because thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel;
- Ezekiel 25:15Thus saith the Lord God; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
- Ezekiel 36:5Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Surely in the fire of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen, and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, with despiteful minds, to cast it out for a prey.