To soothe
שָׁבַחStrong’s H7623shavach (sha-vach)
Appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shavach is the Hebrew word usually translated “boast”, “extol you” and “calms”. It appears in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
“And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.”
Meaning
- To soothe, still, stroke(Piel) to soothe, still · (Hiphil) stilling (participle)
- To laud, praise, commend(Piel) · (Hithpael) to boast
How it's translated
- to boast 2
- they will extol you 1
- calms 1
- you calm them 1
- extol him 1
- it will extol 1
- extol 1
- he calms it 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 7
- Ecclesiastes 2
- 1 Chronicles 1
- Proverbs 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Psalms 63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
- Psalms 65:7Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
- Psalms 89:9Thou rulest the raging of the sea: when the waves thereof arise, thou stillest them.
- Psalms 106:47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
- Psalms 117:1O Praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
- Psalms 145:4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
Hebrew dictionary
שָׁבַח shavach · to soothe
1) to soothe, still, stroke 1a) (Piel) to soothe, still 1b) (Hiphil) stilling (participle)
שָׁבַח shavach · to praise
1) to laud, praise, commend 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to laud, praise (God) 1a2) to commend, congratulate (the dead) 1b) (Hithpael) to boast Aramaic equivalent: she.vach (שְׁבַח "to praise" H7624)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “soothe” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SOOTHE, verb transitive
[The sense of setting, allaying of softening, would give that of truth, and of sweet, that is, smooth.]
- To flatter; to please with blandishments or soft words.
- To soften; to assuage; to mollify; to calm; as, to soothe one in pain or passion; or to soothe pain.
- To gratify; to please.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.