shaa · look, regard

What it means

shaa (שָׁעָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “look, regard”.

Look closely or with favor, pay attention to something.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To gaze closely or with favor; seek help.
2. To turn one's eyes from someone.
3. To look around in dismay.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• look ×5
• look away ×4
• regard ×2
• They looked ×1
• be blinded ×1
• pay attention ×1
• regarded ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Genesis×2
• Exodus×1
• 2 Samuel×1
• Job×2
• Psalms×2
• Isaiah×7

• Genesis 4:4

  And Abel also brought, he too, from the firstborn of his flock and from their fat. And YHWH regarded Abel and his offering,

• Genesis 4:5

  but Cain and his offering he did not regard. And Cain was very angry, and his face fell.

• Exodus 5:9

  Let the work be heavy on the men so that they labor at it and do not pay attention to lying words.”

• 2 Samuel 22:42

  They looked, but there was no savior; they looked to YHWH, but he did not answer them.

• Job 7:19

  How long will you not look away from me, nor let me go until I swallow my spittle?

• Job 14:6

  look away from him that he may cease, until he takes pleasure, like a hired worker, in his day.

• Psalms 39:13

  Look away from me, that I may smile before I go and am no more.

• Psalms 119:117

  Support me, and I will be saved, and I will have regard for your statutes continually.

• Isaiah 17:7

  On that day the human being will look to his Maker, and his eyes will see the Holy One of Israel.

• Isaiah 17:8

  And he will not look to the altars, the work of his hands, and what his fingers have made he will not see, neither the Asherahs nor the incense altars.

• Isaiah 22:4

  Therefore I said, “Look away from me; let me be bitter in weeping; do not hurry to comfort me over the devastation of the daughter of my people.”

• Isaiah 31:1

  Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, and rely on horses, and trust in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are very strong, but do not look to the Holy One of Israel, and YHWH they do not seek!

• Isaiah 32:3

  And the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, and the ears of those who hear will pay attention.

• Isaiah 41:10

  Do not fear, for I am with you; do not look about in anguish, for I am your Elohim; I strengthen you, also I help you, also I uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

• Isaiah 41:23

  Declare the things that are coming hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; indeed, do good or do harm, that we may look about in anguish and see it together.