Strong's Lexicon
shuwt: To go, to rove about, to go to and fro
Original Word:שׁוּט
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:shuwt
Pronunciation:shoot
Phonetic Spelling:(shoot)
Definition:To go, to rove about, to go to and fro
Meaning:to push forth, to lash, to row, to travel
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:The Greek equivalent often used in the Septuagint for similar concepts is "περιπατέω" (peripateo - Strong's Greek 4043), meaning to walk or to go about.
Usage:The Hebrew verb "shuwt" primarily means to go or rove about, often implying movement without a fixed destination. It conveys the idea of traveling or wandering, sometimes with the connotation of searching or exploring. This term is used in various contexts, including physical movement across land and metaphorical movement, such as the eyes of the Lord searching the earth.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Near Eastern cultures, travel and movement were significant aspects of life, whether for trade, exploration, or military campaigns. The concept of "going to and fro" also held spiritual significance, as it could imply divine observation or intervention. The nomadic lifestyle of many ancient Israelites would have made the idea of roaming or wandering a familiar concept.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. (Late Hebrew, Aramaic
rove, row (Jonah 1:13),
swim (Isaiah 25:11),
stroke,
besmear; see also ); —
go orrove about: Perfect3plural, absoluteNumbers 11:8 (J; gathering manna), so, with location,Imperfect3masculine plural2 Samuel 24:8,Imperative masculine singular2 Samuel 24:2,Infinitive constructJob 1:7,Job 2:2 (both "" ), perhaps alsoGenesis 24:63 ( for , so Thes1322 compare Di Gunk Dr);Jeremiah 8:6 Du reads for . —Participle see denominative below
go eagerly, quickly, to and fro: Imperfect3masculine singularAmos 8:12 ("" ); absoluteDaniel 12:4; with location,Imperative masculine pluralJeremiah 5:1,Participle pluralZechariah 4:10, 2Chronicles 16:9 (both of ).
Imperative feminine plural, location,Jeremiah 49:3run to and fro.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
go about, through, to and fro, mariner, rower, run to and fro
A primitive root; properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel -- go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.
Forms and Transliterations
הַשָּׁטִ֖ים השטים וְהִתְשׁוֹטַ֖טְנָה וַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּ והתשוטטנה וישטו יְשֹׁטְט֥וּ יְשֽׁוֹטְט֛וּ ישוטטו ישטטו מְשֹׁטְט֤וֹת מְשׁוֹטְטִ֖ים מִשֻּׁ֣ט מִשּׁ֣וּט משוט משוטטים משט משטטות שָׁטִ֖ים שָׁטוּ֩ שֽׁוּט־ שׁוֹטְט֞וּ שוט־ שוטטו שטו שטים haš·šā·ṭîm hashshaTim haššāṭîm mə·šō·ṭə·ṭō·wṯ mə·šō·wṭ·ṭîm meshoteTot meshotTim məšōṭəṭōwṯ məšōwṭṭîm miš·šuṭ miš·šūṭ mishShut miššuṭ miššūṭ šā·ṭîm šā·ṭū šāṭîm šāṭū shaTim shaTu shotTu shut šō·wṭ·ṭū šōwṭṭū šūṭ- vaiyaShutu vehitshoTatnah way·yā·šu·ṭū wayyāšuṭū wə·hiṯ·šō·w·ṭaṭ·nāh wəhiṯšōwṭaṭnāh yə·šō·ṭə·ṭū yə·šō·wṭ·ṭū yeshoteTu yeshotTu yəšōṭəṭū yəšōwṭṭū
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