Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
delight
Usage: 1) delight, enjoyment 1a) delight 1b) object of delight
Strong's Number
H8191
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
4
Strong's H8191 Quick Answer
Strong's H8191 שַׁעשׁוַּע (sha`shua`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. sha`shua` (shah-shoo'-ah) n-m. 1. enjoyment [from H8173] It has 9 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include delight and delights. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- sha`shua` (shah-shoo'-ah) n-m. 1. enjoyment [from H8173]
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- delight and delights
Meaning and Definition
sha`shua` (shah-shoo'-ah) n-m. 1. enjoyment [from H8173] KJV: delight, pleasure. Root(s): H8173
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8191. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8191 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render sha`shua`, 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.
delight
Psalms 119:24
4×
delights
Psalms 119:92
3×
How Strong's H8191 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8191 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 H8191 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8191.
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.
Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the LORD.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8191, grouped by book.
Psalms 5 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8191 FAQ
What does shashua (שַׁעְשֻׁעַ) mean?
Shashua (Strong's H8191) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "delight". sha`shua` (shah-shoo'-ah) n-m. 1. enjoyment [from H8173]
How many times is shashua (שַׁעְשֻׁעַ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H8191 across 4 books.
Where can I study shashua (שַׁעְשֻׁעַ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8191 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shashua (שַׁעְשֻׁעַ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as delight and delights. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.