Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
to plunder
Usage: 1) to spoil, plunder, take spoil 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to plunder 1a2) plunderers (participle) 1b) (Poel) to plunder
Strong's Number
H8154
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
7
Strong's H8154 Quick Answer
Strong's H8154 שָׁסָה שָׁשָׂה (shacah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shacah (shaw-saw') (or shasah (Isa. 10) v. 1. to plunder [a primitive root] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include spoiled, spoil, rob, and destroyers. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shacah (shaw-saw') (or shasah (Isa. 10) v. 1. to plunder [a primitive root]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 7 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- spoiled, spoil, rob, and destroyers
Meaning and Definition
shacah (shaw-saw') (or shasah (Isa. 10) v. 1. to plunder [a primitive root] KJV: destroyer, rob, spoil(-er).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8154. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8154 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shacah, 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.
How Strong's H8154 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 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8154 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 H8154 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8154.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.
Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.
And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.
Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.
And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.
Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for themselves.
For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man:
And behold at eveningtide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us.
But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls;
Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant vessels.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8154, grouped by book.
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8154 FAQ
What does shacah (שָׁסָה) mean?
Shacah (Strong's H8154) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "destroyer". shacah (shaw-saw') (or shasah (Isa. 10) v. 1. to plunder [a primitive root]
How many times is shacah (שָׁסָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H8154 across 7 books.
Where can I study shacah (שָׁסָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8154 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shacah (שָׁסָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as spoiled, spoil, rob, and destroyers. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.