I. [שָׁבַח] verb Pi`el soothe, still (Arabic be free from care, etc., Jen^{ZA 1 (1886),188};iv (1889),269, compare Assyrian pašâ—u, grow calm, so Ba^ES9 Schulth^Lex.); —

Pi`el Imperfect3masculine singular sf יְשַׁבְּחֶ֑נָּה Proverbs 29:11he stilleth it, i.e. רוּחוֺ his temper (Bi Toy read חָשַׁךְ אַמּוֺ ); 2 masculine singular sf תְּשַׁבְּחֵם Psalm 89:10 thou stillest them, i.e. waves ("" גֵּאוּת הַיָּם).

Hiph`il Participle (probably Masoretic error for Pi`el מְשַׁבֵּחַ) מַשְׁבִּיחַ שְׁאוֺן יַמִּים Psalm 65:8 stilling the roar of the seas.

II. [שָׁבַח] verb Pi`el laud, praise (late Aramaism, compare Aramaic (including Old Aramaic) שׁבח, , Pa`el praise see Schw^{Idioticon 91} Schulth^Lex: —

1 laud, praise; God.(׳י) : Imperfect3masculine plural sfיְשַׁבְּח֑וּמְךָ Psalm 63:4 ("" בֵּרַךְ); Imperative feminine singular שַׁבְּחִי Psalm 147:12, masculine plural sf שַׁבְּהּ֫וּהוּ Psalm 117:1(both "" הִלֵּל ); his works, Imperfect3masculine singular יְשַׁבַּח Psalm 145:4 ("" הִגִּיד)

2 commend,congratulate, the dead, Infinitiveabsolute שַׁבֵּחַ Ecclesiastes 4:2 (Ges^{§ 113gg}; with מִן compare); mirth, as best thing, Perfect1singular שִׁבַּחְתִּי Ecclesiastes 8:15.

Hitph. boast of (בְּ): Infinitiveconstruct הִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ Psalm 106:47=1Chronicles 16:35, ᵐ5 (ἐγ) καυχᾶσθαι ἐν