Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
thornbush
Usage: thorn bushes
Strong's Number
H7898
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
7
Books
1
Strong's H7898 Quick Answer
Strong's H7898 שַׁיִת (shayith) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shayith (shah'-yith) n-m. 1. scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) [from H7896] It has 7 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include briers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shayith (shah'-yith) n-m. 1. scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) [from H7896]
- Usage
- 7 linked usages
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- briers
Meaning and Definition
shayith (shah'-yith) n-m. 1. scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) [from H7896] KJV: thorns. Root(s): H7896
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7898. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H7898 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shayith, 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.
briers
Isaiah 5:6
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How Strong's H7898 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 7 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H7898 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 H7898 in the Old Testament
7 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
Usage Excerpts
First 7 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7898.
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7898, grouped by book.
Isaiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H7898 FAQ
What does shayith (שַׁיִת) mean?
Shayith (Strong's H7898) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "thorns". shayith (shah'-yith) n-m. 1. scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) [from H7896]
How many times is shayith (שַׁיִת) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 7 linked usages for Strong's H7898 across 1 book.
Where can I study shayith (שַׁיִת) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7898 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shayith (שַׁיִת)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as briers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.