שְׂאֵת
se.et (H7613)
elevation
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# Biblical Meaning and Usage of Hebrew שְׂאֵת (se.et) The Hebrew word שְׂאֵת (se.et) carries the fundamental meaning of "elevation" or that which is raised up. With fourteen occurrences in the biblical text, this term appears consistently enough to establish a recognizable semantic field, though not so frequently as to dominate biblical vocabulary. The word's core sense relates to physical or abstract raising—something lifted, exalted, or brought to a higher position or status. While the provided data confirms the basic definition and frequency of occurrence, the specific contexts in which se.et appears would determine whether it refers to literal physical elevation, social exaltation, or abstract prominence. The moderate frequency of use suggests the word served as a standard biblical term for expressing concepts of elevation without being among the most common expressions for such ideas. Its significance lies primarily in its straightforward denotation rather than in complex theological development, making it a practical vocabulary item for describing states of being raised or exalted.
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If you do well, won’t it be lifted up? If you don’t do well, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is for you, but you are to rule over it.”
“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength; excelling in dignity, and excelling in power.
“When a man shall have a swelling in his body’s skin, or a scab, or a bright spot, and it becomes in the skin of his body the plague of leprosy, then he shall be brought to Aaron the priest or to one of his sons, the priests.
and the priest shall examine him. Behold, if there is a white swelling in the skin, and it has turned the hair white, and there is raw flesh in the swelling,
and in the place of the boil there is a white swelling, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest.
If the bright spot stays in its place, and hasn’t spread in the skin, but is faded, it is the swelling from the burn, and the priest shall pronounce him clean, for it is the scar from the burn.
Then the priest shall examine him. Behold, if the swelling of the plague is reddish-white in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, like the appearance of leprosy in the skin of the body,
For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid. They retreat before his thrashing.
They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly.
They are feared and dreaded. Their judgment and their dignity proceed from themselves.