שָׁעָה

vb. gaze (steadily, with interest, etc.) (Assyrian šeʾû, behold, look for, aim at);— Pf. 3 ms. שׁ׳ Gn 4:5, etc.; Impf. 3 ms. יִשְׁעֶה Is 17:7, 8, apoc. וַיִּ֫שַׁע Gn 4:4, 1 s. אֶשְׁעָה (Ges§ 751) ψ 119:117, etc.; Imv. ms. שְׁעֵה Jb 14:6; mpl. שְׁעוּ Is 22:4;—gaze at, regard (with favour), י׳ subj., c. אֶל Gn 4:4, 5 (J); c. מִן pers. = turn gaze away Is 22:4; Jb 7:19 Thes Ew Che, + prob. 10:20 (for יָשִׁית), c. מֵעַל pers. 14:6; man subj., regard God (with trust, devotion), c. עַל Is 17:7; 31:1; c. אֶל rei 17:8; c. בְּ of words, statutes, Ex 5:9 (J) ψ 119:117; abs. 3 fpl. תִּשְׁעֶינָה Is 32:3 shall not behold makes no sense, read prob. תְּשֹׁעֶינָה (√ I. שׁעע, Ew and most); 3 mpl. יִשְׁעוּ 2 S 22:42 they look (about) for help, ψ 18:42 יְשַׁזְּעוּ. Imv. ms. הָשַׁע מִמֶּנִּי ψ 39:14 cause thy gaze to turn away from me (see also √ I. שׁעע), Qal שְׁעֵה as Jb 14:6 (cf. 7:19; Is 22:4) Hup Bae Du Ges§ 75 gg. Impf. 2 ms. apoc. אַל־תִּשְׁתָּע Is 41:10 gaze not about (in anxiety, ‖ אַל־תִּירָא); 1 pl. וְנִשְׁתָּ֫עָה (Ges§ 75 l) v 23 let us look at each other (in rivalry, v. ראה Hithp.).