Hebrew word · Strong's H7896

שִׁית

shîyth · sheeth · verb · “to put, set, place”

In a sentence

Shith means to put or set in place. It appears in promises God makes about putting hearts in his people and setting his Servant as a covenant for the nations.

Shith is a quiet, ordinary verb — to put, set, or place. But in covenant promise it can be weighty: God will “set” his Servant as a light to the nations.

The verb also frames the human side of covenant: “I have set the LORD always before me” (Psalm 16:8). Whether God sets or we set, the question is the same: what occupies the priority place in our lives?

Strong's reference

Definition: to place (in a very wide application)

KJV usage: apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.

Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).

Key verses BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

Psalms 16:8 “I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Genesis 4:25 “And Adam again had relations with his wife, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another seed in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.”” Isaiah 42:4 “He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.””

Original BibleDawn word study. Original-language data and the public-domain Strong's (1890) gloss are referenced; see sources.