שָׂחָה sâchâh — to swim

pronounced saw-khaw' · Strong's H7811 · 3 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 2 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Hiph'il

Translated in the KJV as swim.

a primitive root; to swim; causatively, to inundate.

sâchâh in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 2×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Participle (active) 1Infinitive construct 1

הַשֹּׂחֶ֖ה Isa 25:11 Participle (active), masculine singular

And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands. (KJV)

Hiph'il 1×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Imperfect (yiqtol) 1

אַשְׂחֶ֣ה Ps 6:7 Imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies. (KJV)

What the stems mean

A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›

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Morphology from OpenScriptures MorphHB (CC BY 4.0); definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); text from the Westminster Leningrad Codex.

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