H7881 H7881
meditation, complaint—mental dwelling on a subject, often Scripture
This feminine noun denotes meditation or musing, particularly on God's law. Psalm 119:97 and 99 celebrate Torah as the psalmist's meditation, the object of continual mental engagement. Job 15:4 uses it for 'complaint before God' or possibly meditation/prayer, though the sense is debated. The term captures focused mental attention, whether devotional meditation on Scripture or prayerful complaint bringing concerns before God.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Two occurrences are in Psalm 119, identifying Torah (v. 97) and testimonies (v. 99) as the object of constant meditation. Job 15:4 applies it to 'complaint/meditation before God,' possibly Eliphaz's critique of Job's prayer. Spanish 'meditación' appears consistently. The Psalm texts show meditation as delighted, continual engagement with divine instruction, while Job may involve either prayerful musing or complaint, depending on interpretation. 3×
AR["التَّأَمُّلَ", "تَأَمُّلٌ", "تَأَمُّلِي"]·ben["আমার-ধ্যান", "ধ্যান"]·DE["[שיחה]", "ist-mein-meditation", "sind-mein-meditation"]·EN["are-my-meditation", "is-my-meditation", "meditation"]·FR["méditation", "שיחה"]·heb["שיחה", "שיחתי"]·HI["ध्यान"]·ID["meditasi", "renungan", "renunganku"]·IT["[שיחה]", "[שיחתי]", "meditation"]·jav["rerasan", "rerasan-kula", "sembahyang"]·KO["나-의-묵상-이로다", "묵상을"]·PT["meditação", "são-a-minha-meditação", "é-a-minha-meditação"]·RU["размышление", "размышление-моё"]·ES["meditación", "meditación-de-mí"]·SW["kutafakari-kwangu", "maombi", "ni-kutafakari"]·TR["dua", "düşünce", "düşüncem"]·urd["دعا", "میرا-خیال", "میرا-خیال-ہے"]
Related Senses
H3045 1. Qal: to know, perceive, understand (829×)H5315 1. soul, inner being (647×)H3820a 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (572×)H4672 1. Qal: find, discover (289×)G1492 1. know facts or truths (285×)H3824 1. heart, inner self (mind/will/emotion) (250×)H1245 1. seek, search for (200×)G1097 1. know, be acquainted with (196×)H2142 1. Qal: remember, recall (173×)G2588 1. heart (inner self, mind, will) (158×)H0977 1. choose, select (Qal active) (145×)G2147 1. find, discover (144×)G5590 1. soul, inner self (100×)H4672 2. Niphal: be found, be discovered (99×)H1875 1. seek, search for (96×)H5315 2. life, vitality (94×)H1847 1. knowledge, discernment (90×)H2450 1. wise, prudent (84×)H7911 1. Qal: to forget (83×)H3684 1. fool, dullard (70×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שִׂיחָה n.f. id.;—abs. שׂ׳ ψ 119:99 Jb 15:4; sf. שִׂיחָתִי ψ 119:97;— 1. complaint: שׂ׳ לִפְנֵי־אֵל Jb 15:4; (so Bu al., cf. שִׂיחַ 1 De al. meditation, cf. [גָּרַע]). 2. (obj. of) musing, study: תּוֹרָה ψ 119:97; עֵדוּת v 99.