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šāvaḥ שָׁבַחAto soothe, Bto praise’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root
Variants: שָׁבַח, שָׁבַח

šāvaḥ v
A1) to soothe, still, stroke
 1a) (Piel) to soothe, still
 1b) (Hiphil) stilling (participle)
B1) to laud, praise, commend
 1a) (Piel)
  1a1) to laud, praise (God)
  1a2) to commend, congratulate (the dead)
 1b) (Hithpael) to boast

Mentioned in Psalms 106:47, 147:12, 117:1, 89:10, 145:4, 65:8, 63:4 Proverbs 29:11 Ecclesiastes 8:15, 4:2 1 Chronicles 16:35

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