שִׁית

vb. put, set (NöBeitr. z. Sem. Sprachwiss. 39 f.; cf. Ph. שת Lzb 375; Ecclus שית Pt. pass. 31:27 (?); v. also (Nöl.c. 41) Syriac ܫܺܝܽܘܬܳܐ quality, appearance);— Pf. 3 ms. שָׁת Gn 4:25 +, 3 fs. שָׁ֫תָה 1 S 4:20 +, 2 ms. שַׁ֫תָּה ψ 8:7, שַׁ֫תָּ 90:8, sf. שַׁתַּ֫נִי 88:7, 9, 1 s. שַׁ֫תִּי 73:28 +; 3 pl. שָּׁ֫תוּ Ex 33:4 + 3 times, metapl. שַׁתּוּ ψ 49:15; 73:9 (other forms not found); Impf. 3 ms. יָשִׁית Ex 21:22 +, juss. יָשֵׁת Jb 9:33, וַיָּ֫שֶׁת Gn 30:40 +; 3 fs. sf. וַתְּשִׁתֵ֫הוּ Ru 4:16, תִּשִׁיתֵ֫מוֹ ψ 21:10 +, 1 s. sf. אֲשִׁתֶ֫נּוּ 1 K 11:34; Imv. ms. שִׁית Pr 27:23, שִׁיתָ֫ה ψ 9:21; 141:3; fs. שִׁ֫תִי Je 31:21, etc.; Inf. abs. שֹׁת Is 22:7; cstr. שִׁית Jb 30:1 +; Pt. pass. וְשִׁית (Je 13:16 Qr, but read Kt יָשִׁית); sf. שִׁתִי Ex 10:1;— put, lay hand upon, עַל, Gn 46:4 (E), 48:14, 17 (J), Jb 9:33 ψ 139:5; c. עִם in evil partnership, Ex 23:1 (E); put ornaments, עַל pers., 33:4 (J); cf. 1 S 2:8 Is 15:9 Jb 22:24 Ru 3:15; lay child into (ב) bosom Ru 4:16; put wisdom, ב loc., Jb 38:36, cf. Pr 26:24; אָשִׁית עֵצוֹת בְּנַפְשִׁי ψ 13:3, i.e. take counsel, plan; מַחְסִי בי׳ ψ 73:28; put things תַּחַת רַגְלָיו 8:7; lay (penalty) עַל pers. Ex 21:22 (E), sin Nu 12:11 (E), cf. (c. אֲשֶׁר = where) ψ 84:4; nearly = give (נתן), acc. + ל pers. Gn 4:25 (J; explan. of name שֵׁת), appoint ψ 9:21. set, station, sheep לְבַדּוֹ Gn 30:40, cf. לֹא שָׁתָם עַל v 40 (J); acc. pers. = appoint (עַל over) 41:33 (E); set לָמוֹ pers. (ל 3 b) + ב loc. ψ 73:18, so (acc.) 88:7 and (obj. pers. om.) 12:6, set crown לְרֹאשׁוֹ 21:4, set one (מִן partit.) לְכִסֵּא 132:11; set pers. among (ב pers.) 2 S 19:29; Je 3:19, cf. (עִם) Jb 30:1; set watch לְפִי ψ 141:3, snares לִי 140:6, enmity, בֵּין pers. Gn 3:15 (J); iniquities לְנֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ ψ 90:8, cf. 101:3; set, direct face, אֶל loc. Nu 24:1 (J), eyes לִנְטוֹת בָּאָרֶץ ψ 17:11. in phr. שׁ׳ לֵב לְ set one’s mind to, give heed, attention (cf. שׂוּם 2 b), Ex 7:23 (E), 2 S 13:20; Je 31:21 ψ 48:14 Pr 22:17; 27:23, c. אֶל Jb 7:17, abs. 1 S 4:20 ψ 62:11; Pr 24:32 I reflected. set, fix, גְּבוּל Ex 23:31 (E; c. מִן … עַד), תָּשִׁית לִי הֹק Jb 14:13 wouldst fix me a limit, 38:11 (וּפֹא יָשִׁית בִּגְאוֹן גַּלָּיךָ De al. here shall one fix it [the boundary, חֹק, v 10] = it shall be fixed against, etc.: but explan. very forced: Me Kau יִשָּׁבֵר ג׳, Bi Bu יִשְׁבֹּת ג׳). constitute, make one something, 2 acc., 1 K 11:34 I will make him prince, Is 5:6; 26:1; Je 22:6 ψ 21:7; 84:7; 88:9 (+ למוֹ ind. obj.), 110:1 2 S 22:12 ‖ ψ 18:12; תְּשִׁיתֵמוֹ שֶׁ֑כֶם 21:13 = thou wilt make them (all) shoulder, make them turn their back, flee (cf. 18:41); acc. + ל make something into Je 2:15 = 50:3; 13:16 ψ 45:17 (+ ב loc.); acc. + ב comp. make one like Ho 2:5 (‖ שִׂים), Is 16:3 ψ 21:10; 83:12, 14; acc. only, make, prepare, feast Je 51:39, cf. שָׁת קָצִיר לָךְ Ho 6:11 (read poss. שִׁית, pt. pass.), make darkness ψ 104:20; = perform signs, ב loc. Ex 10:1 (J). internally trans., = take one’s stand (cf. שִׂים 4 a) הַפָּרָשִׁים שֹׁת שָׁתוּ הַשָּׁ֑עְרָה Is 22:7; c. עָלָֽי (against) ψ 3:7.—יָשִׁית מִמֶּנִּי Jb 10:20 (Kt; > Qr Imv. וְשִׁית) is dub., יָשִׁית = יָשֵׁת: De direct (attention) away from me, cf. Di (ellipsis of יָד, פָּנִים, or לֵב), Du (sc. יָד; reads Imv.); Lag (so Bu) proposes יִשְׁבֹּת, Siegf (יָדוֹ) יָשֵׁב, 𝔊 Beer (best) שְׁעֵה (7:19), with יְמֵי חֶלְדִּי (𝔊 Bu Be Du) for יָמַי יחדל prob. rightly. (or Qal pass. Ges§ 53 u), Impf. 3 ms. יוּשַׁת Ex 21:30 (E) if a ransom be imposed עָלָיו, v. 30.