🔼The name Shagee: Summary
- Meaning
- Error, Wandering
- Etymology
- From the verb שגה (shaga), to err or wander off.
🔼The name Shagee in the Bible
The name Shagee occurs only one time in the Bible. Shagee the Hararite is mentioned as the father of Jonathan — not the famous one but one of David's mighty-men (1 Chronicles 11:34).
🔼Etymology of the name Shagee
The name Shagee comes from the verb שגה (shaga), to err or wander off:
שגה שגג
The verb שגג (shagag) means to mislead, err or go astray. The derived noun שגגה (shegaga), means deception, error or deviation. Verb שגה (shaga) also means to err or wander off. Derived noun שגיאה (shegia) means error, and משגה (mishgeh) means mistake.
🔼Shagee meaning
For a meaning of the name Shagee, both NOBSE Study Bible Name List and Jones' Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names read Wandering, but this is not very precise. The name Shagee much rather means Error.
BDB Theological Dictionary does not translate this name but does list it under the verb שגה (shaga), meaning to go astray or err.