Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
complaint
Usage: 1) meditation, complaint, musing 1a) plaint, complaint 1b) following are uncertain 1b1) musing 1b2) anxiety, trouble 1b3) talk
Strong's Number
H7879
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
13
Books
6
Strong's H7879 Quick Answer
Strong's H7879 שִׂיַח (siyach) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. siyach (see'-akh) n-m. 1. a contemplation 2. (by implication) an utterance It has 13 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include complaint, talking, communication, complaints, and prayer. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- siyach (see'-akh) n-m. 1. a contemplation 2. (by implication) an utterance
- Usage
- 13 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- complaint, talking, communication, complaints, and prayer
Meaning and Definition
siyach (see'-akh) n-m. 1. a contemplation 2. (by implication) an utterance [from H7878] KJV: babbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk. Root(s): H7878
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7879. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7879 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render siyach, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
complaint
1 Samuel 1:16
7×
babbling
Proverbs 23:29
communication
2 Kings 9:11
complaints
Job 7:13
meditation
Psalms 104:34
prayer
Psalms 64:1
talking
1 Kings 18:27
How Strong's H7879 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 13 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7879 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H7879 in the Old Testament
13 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
Usage Excerpts
First 13 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7879.
Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked.
Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and one said unto him, Is all well? wherefore came this mad fellow to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication.
When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaints;
If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so, why should not my spirit be troubled?
Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7879, grouped by book.
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H7879 FAQ
What does siach (שִׂיחַ) mean?
Siach (Strong's H7879) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "contemplation". siyach (see'-akh) n-m. 1. a contemplation 2. (by implication) an utterance
How many times is siach (שִׂיחַ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 13 linked usages for Strong's H7879 across 6 books.
Where can I study siach (שִׂיחַ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7879 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate siach (שִׂיחַ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as complaint, talking, communication, complaints, prayer, and meditation. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.