1. שגג
to go astray, to commit an error, sin שגג unintentionally
The corpus record — Hebrew
שָׁגָ֛ג
shagag
to go astray, to commit an error, sin שגג unintentionally
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 4 · 0.13/10k
Senses
2. שָׁגַג
go astray, commit sin, error
3. שָׁגַג
to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology)
Attestations
- שָׁגָ֛ג Leviticus 5:18 (BHS)
- בִ/שְׁגָגָ֖ה Numbers 15:28 (BHS)
- שֹׁגֵ֑ג Psalms 119:67 (BHS)
- שֹׁגֵ֥ג Job 12:16 (BHS)
Deep etymology
Authority pointers, pending review
These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.
- scan p. 663; entry #16442 Review: Under source audit
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