H7751 — שׁוּט (shuwt)¶

Core Data¶

Strong's: H7751
Original: שׁוּט
Transliteration: shuwt
Pronunciation: shoot
Part of Speech: Verb
Root: Primitive root — properly, to push forth
Occurrences: 13 unique verses (13 tokens) across 9 books
First Occurrence: Num 11:8 — "the people went about, and gathered it"
Hapax Legomenon: No

Lexicon Definition¶

A primitive root; properly, to push forth; (but used only figuratively) to lash, i.e. (the sea with oars) to row; by implication, to travel: — go (about, through, to and fro), mariner, rower, run to and fro.

Verb Stem Distribution¶

Stem	Count	Typical Meaning
Qal	7	go about, go through, row (physical traversal)
Polel (Piel)	4	run to and fro (intensive searching/ranging)
Hithpael	1	run to and fro (reflexive/iterative ranging)

The Qal stem covers straightforward movement — going about (Num 11:8), going through a territory (2Sa 24:2, 8), rowing/sailing (Eze 27:8, 26), and Satan's roaming (Job 1:7; 2:2). The Polel/Piel intensifies the action into restless, purposeful searching: eyes of the LORD ranging over the earth (2Ch 16:9; Zec 4:10), people running to and fro seeking something (Dan 12:4; Amo 8:12; Jer 5:1). The single Hithpael occurrence (Jer 49:3) carries a reflexive/iterative sense of frantic running.

Translation Distribution (KJV)¶

Translation	Verses	%
run to and fro (various forms)	6	46%
go (about / through)	4	31%
mariners	1	8%
rowers	1	8%
going to and fro	1	8%

Note: "Going to and fro" (Job 1:7; 2:2) is the Qal infinitive construct. "Run to and fro" renders the Polel/Piel forms in 2Ch 16:9, Jer 5:1, Jer 49:3, Dan 12:4, Amo 8:12, and Zec 4:10.

Distribution by Book¶

Book	Count	Per 100 Verses
Amos	1	0.68
Zechariah	1	0.47
2 Samuel	2	0.29
Daniel	1	0.28
Job	2	0.19
Ezekiel	2	0.16
Numbers	1	0.08
2 Chronicles	1	0.12
Jeremiah	2	0.15

The word is rare and widely scattered. No single book dominates. It clusters in prophetic and wisdom literature (9 of 13 verses). Absent from the Torah beyond Numbers, absent from Psalms.

Semantic Categories¶

1. Physical Traversal / Going Through a Territory¶

Num 11:8 — "the people went about, and gathered it" — collecting manna
2Sa 24:2 — "Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba"
2Sa 24:8 — "when they had gone through all the land, they came to Jerusalem"

The Qal stem describes systematic physical movement through a defined area.

2. Roaming / Ranging Over the Earth¶

Job 1:7 — Satan: "From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it"
Job 2:2 — Satan: "From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it"

Paired with halak (walk up and down), shuwt describes comprehensive, restless ranging without a stated objective. The Qal infinitive construct emphasizes continuous activity.

3. Divine Surveillance — Eyes Ranging Over the Earth¶

2Ch 16:9 — "the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong"
Zec 4:10 — "they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth"

The Polel participle describes God's omniscient oversight — comprehensive, active, purposeful scanning.

4. Urgent Searching / Seeking in Desperation¶

Dan 12:4 — "many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased"
Amo 8:12 — "they shall run to and fro to seek the word of the LORD, and shall not find it"
Jer 5:1 — "Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem... if ye can find a man"
Jer 49:3 — "lament, and run to and fro by the hedges"

The Polel/Piel and Hithpael forms in prophetic contexts describe desperate, restless searching — often with a stated object of search (knowledge, the word of the LORD, a righteous man). Dan 12:4 and Amo 8:12 share this pattern: Polel imperfect 3mp, people running to and fro to seek something.

5. Seafaring — Rowing / Sailing¶

Eze 27:8 — "the inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners" (Qal participle)
Eze 27:26 — "thy rowers have brought thee into great waters"

The participial form describes those who "push forth" through the sea — rowers and sailors. This may be closest to the literal root meaning ("to push forth").

Common Collocations¶

Word	Strong's	Co-occurrences	Typical Pattern
אֶרֶץ (erets)	H776	5x (38%)	"run to and fro in/through the earth" — the land as scope of ranging
יְהֹוָה (Yehovah)	H3068	5x (38%)	eyes of the LORD that run to and fro; word of the LORD sought
בּוֹא (bo)	H935	4x (31%)	"came to Jerusalem" after going through; paired arrival verb
כֹּל (kol)	H3605	4x (31%)	"throughout the whole earth" — totality of scope
בָּקַשׁ (baqash)	H1245	2x (15%)	seeking the word of the LORD; seeking a righteous man
הָלַךְ (halak)	H1980	2x (15%)	"going to and fro... walking up and down" (Job 1:7; 2:2)
יָם (yam)	H3220	2x (15%)	"from sea to sea" (Amo 8:12); "great waters" (Eze 27:26)
עַיִן (ayin)	H5869	2x (15%)	"eyes of the LORD run to and fro" (2Ch 16:9; Zec 4:10)

Key pattern: shuwt + erets/kol = comprehensive ranging over the whole earth. shuwt + baqash = searching (prophetic urgency).

Word Family / Cognates¶

H7752 שׁוֹט (shot) — noun: whip, scourge (1Ki 12:11, 14; Job 5:21; 9:23; Nah 3:2; Prov 26:3). From the same root's "to push forth / lash" sense.
H4880 מִשּׁוֹט (mishshowt) — noun: oar (Eze 27:6, 29). From the "push forth [through water]" sense.
H7885 שַׁיִט (shayit) — noun: oar (Isa 33:21). Related nautical form.

Synonyms¶

No clear synonym entries were retained from search_relationships.py for H7751. The tool surfaced H2781 חֶרְפָּה, but that noun does not align with the study's dominant movement / traversal sense.

Antonyms¶

No antonym entries were returned by search_relationships.py for H7751.

Easily Confused Words¶

Word	Strong's	Shared Translation	Key Difference
סָבַב (sabab)	H5437	"go about" (8x for sabab)	sabab = revolve, encircle, go around; shuwt = push through, range across. sabab implies circular motion; shuwt implies linear traversal.
עָבַר (abar)	H5674	"go through" (5x for abar)	abar = cross over, pass through a boundary; shuwt = range through comprehensively. abar emphasizes transit; shuwt emphasizes coverage.
שָׁקַק (shaqaq)	H8264	"run to and fro" (1x)	shaqaq = course like a beast of prey, seek greedily; shuwt = range to and fro searching. shaqaq emphasizes animal-like rushing; shuwt emphasizes purposeful traversal.
הָלַךְ (halak)	H1980	"go" (general)	halak = walk, go (general movement, 1,554x); shuwt = specifically range to and fro. In Job 1:7 they appear as a pair: shuwt (range) + halak (walk up and down).

Semantic Domains¶

UBS / Relationship Domains¶

[002002001012] Move — the core relationship domain returned by search_relationships.py, matching shuwt's dominant sense of ranging, traversing, and moving through a space.
[002001002005] Despise — a secondary association surfaced by the tool through neighboring contempt vocabulary (H936/H937/H938 בוז, H947 בוס, H959 בזה), but not central to the movement profile summarized above.

LXX Mapping¶

The LXX does not consistently use a single Greek verb for shuwt. The PMI-ranked alignments are dominated by common words (articles, prepositions) rather than specific verb equivalents, indicating the LXX translators rendered shuwt with varied expressions depending on context. No dominant Greek bridge word exists (highest content-word co-occurrence is only 3x).

Notable renderings: - 2Ch 16:9 / Zec 4:10 — ἐπιβλέπω (epiblepo, "look upon") for the divine surveillance sense - Dan 12:4 — various manuscript traditions differ

No cross-testament trace is warranted (co-occurrence count < 20 for all Greek equivalents).