שׁוּט shut
Hebrew word for “to rove” · Strong’s H7751 · used 13 times in 13 verses
Meaning
1) to go, go or rove about, go to and fro;
Senses in the lexicon
- to rove (11)
- to row (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for shut in context, with how often each is used:
- roving about 4
- went about 2
- will rove about 2
- rowers 2
- go about 1
- rove about 1
- run to and fro 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Job | 2 | 0.2 | |
| Jeremiah | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Ezekiel | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Numbers | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Daniel | 1 | 0.2 | |
| Amos | 1 | 0.5 | |
| Zechariah | 1 | 0.3 |
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 24 (2), Ezekiel 27 (2), Numbers 11 (1), 2 Chronicles 16 (1), Job 1 (1), Job 2 (1), Jeremiah 5 (1), Jeremiah 49 (1), Daniel 12 (1), Amos 8 (1)
Forms
- שׁטו 1
- שׁוט 1
- וישׁטו 1
- משׁטטות 1
- משׁוט 1
- משׁט 1
- שׁוטטו 1
- והתשׁוטטנה 1
- ישׁטטו 1
- ישׁוטטו 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with shut more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- שָׂטָן satan “Satan” 2
- הָ ha “her” 3
- יֵשׁ yesh “there” 2
- בָּקַשׁ baqash “to seek” 2
- עַד ad “till” 3
- עָנָה anah “to answer” 2
- הָלַךְ halakh “to go” 3
- יָם yam “sea” 2
- שַׂר sar “ruler” 2
- נָא na “please” 2
- מָצָא matsa “to find” 2
- רַב rav “many” 2
Key verses
The verses using shut that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Numbers 11:8 — And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was…
- 2 Samuel 24:2 — For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the…
- 2 Chronicles 16:9 — For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou…
- Job 1:7 — And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in…
- Job 2:2 — And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down…
- Jeremiah 5:1 — Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that…
- Jeremiah 49:3 — Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go…
- Ezekiel 27:8 — The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
- Ezekiel 27:26 — Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.
- Daniel 12:4 — But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.
- Amos 8:12 — And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it.
- Zechariah 4:10 — For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes…
See all 13 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.