H8338 H8338
lead on, entice — to guide or lure forward, used of God bringing Gog into judgment
This intensive verb form appears only in Ezekiel 39:2, where God declares 'I will lead you on' to Gog of Magog. The verb conveys purposeful guidance, though with an undertone of enticement into a trap. The grammatical form is a Piel consecutive perfect, intensifying the basic meaning. God is portrayed as actively bringing the enemy into position for judgment, demonstrating sovereign control even over hostile forces.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An intensive verb meaning 'to lead on' or 'entice forward,' occurring only in Ezekiel 39:2 where Yahweh speaks of bringing Gog into the land for judgment. BDB notes the form derives from a Pilpel intensive of an assumed root, emphasizing the deliberate, purposeful nature of the divine action. The French gloss 'sixième' (sixth) appears to be a textual error, while English and Spanish correctly capture the motion verb. 1×
AR["وَأَقُودُكَ"]·ben["আর-চালাব-তোমাকে"]·DE["[וששאתיך]"]·EN["and-I-will-lead-you-on"]·FR["et-sixième"]·heb["ו-שישאתיך"]·HI["और-तुझे-ले-जाऊंगा"]·ID["dan-Aku-akan-memimpin-mu"]·IT["[וששאתיך]"]·jav["lan-Ingsun-narik"]·KO["그리고-이끌겠다-너를"]·PT["e-guiarei-te"]·RU["и-поведу-тебя"]·ES["y-te-guiaré"]·SW["nitakuongoza"]·TR["ve-sürükleyeceğim-seni"]·urd["اور-تجھے-لے-چلوں-گا"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [שִׁשֵּׁא] vb. intens. appar. lead on; so Vrss and context; Pf. 1 s. sf. וְשִׁשֵּׁאתִיךָ Ez 39:2 consec., I (י׳) will lead thee on (acc. of Gog) (from Pilp. from assumed √ שׁאא Ol§ 253 Sta§§ 112 a Anm. 2; 464 Hi-Sm Krae Berthol).