Strong’s definition
(in a good acceptation) to look upon (with complacency), i.e. fondle, please or amuse (self); (in a bad one) to look about (in dismay), i.e. stare
KJV gloss list in the source
cry (out) (by confusion with H7768 (שָׁוַע)), dandle, delight (self), play, shut.
Source pronunciation notation: shaw-ah'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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