שְׂגָא

Biblical Aramaic

grow great — used 3 times in the Aramaic chapters of the Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

grow great tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

שְׂגָא: vb. grow great tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. grow great (𝔗 ס׳, Syriac ܣܐ; v. BH שׂנא (Aramaism in Job));— Impf. 3 ms. יִשְׂגֵּא, of injury Ezr 4:22; שְׁלָֽמְכוֹן יִשְׂ׳ Dn 3:31; 6:26.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 2 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 2 with the glosses (2 candidates); Jastrow: none

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: may it increase (2); will it grow great (1).

In the verses

Ezra 4:22 · tree →

וּזְהִירִ֥ין הֱו֛וֹ שָׁל֖וּ לְמֶעְבַּ֣ד עַל־דְּנָ֑ה לְמָה֙ יִשְׂגֵּ֣א חֲבָלָ֔א לְהַנְזָקַ֖ת מַלְכִֽין׃ס

Word for word: and cautious be negligence to do concerning this why? will.it.grow.great the damage to injury kings

JPS 1917: And take heed that ye be not slack herein; why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings?'

Daniel 3:31 · tree →

נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּ֣ר מַלְכָּ֗א לְֽכָל־עַֽמְמַיָּ֞א אֻמַיָּ֧א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֛א דִּֽי־דָיְרִ֥ין בְּכָל־אַרְעָ֖א שְׁלָמְכ֥וֹן יִשְׂגֵּֽא׃

Word for word: Nebuchadnezzar the king to all the peoples the nations and the languages which [are].dwelling in all the earth peace your may.it.increase

JPS 1917: 'Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all peoples, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; peace be multiplied unto you.

On Mova

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Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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