Strong's Hebrew · H7599

שָׁאַן

shâʼan · shaw-an'

be at ease, be quiet, rest. See also H1052 (בֵּית שְׁאָן).

Definition

to loll, i.e. be peaceful

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 5 times in Scripture

Job 3:18

The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

Proverbs 1:33

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

Jeremiah 30:10

As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, declares the LORD, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.

Jeremiah 46:27

But you, O Jacob My servant, do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed, O Israel. For I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their captivity! Jacob will return to quiet and ease, with no one to make him afraid.

Jeremiah 48:11

Moab has been at ease from youth, settled like wine on its dregs; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel or gone into exile. So his flavor has remained the same, and his aroma is unchanged.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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