### Core Meaning & Semantic Range
The Hebrew word **shaʼănân**, represented by `{{H7600}}`, carries a dual meaning related to security. It is defined as secure, but in a bad sense as haughty; it can mean at ease, quiet, or tumult. It appears **10 times** across **10 unique verses** in the Bible, illustrating its use in both positive and negative contexts.
### Biblical Occurrences & Contextual Analysis
In scripture, `{{H7600}}` is used to describe two very different states of being. Negatively, it depicts a dangerous, arrogant complacency. God is "sore displeased with the heathen that are **at ease**" [[Zechariah 1:15]], and woe is pronounced on those who are "**at ease** in Zion" [[Amos 6:1]]. In these contexts, the ease is a product of pride and invites judgment. The word is also translated as "tumult" when describing the rage of God's enemies [[2 Kings 19:28]]. Positively, however, `{{H7600}}` represents a divinely-given peace. Isaiah prophesies that God's people will dwell in "**quiet** resting places" [[Isaiah 32:18]] and that Jerusalem will be a "**quiet** habitation" [[Isaiah 33:20]].
### Related Words & Concepts
Several related words help clarify the two-sided nature of being at ease:
* `{{H982}}` **bâṭach** (to trust, be confident or sure; careless): This word is used in parallel with `{{H7600}}` to describe the "careless ones" who are "**at ease**" [[Isaiah 32:11]] and those who "**trust**" in the mountain of Samaria while being sinfully "**at ease**" [[Amos 6:1]].
* `{{H7965}}` **shâlôwm** (peace; welfare, health, prosperity, peace): This word appears alongside the positive sense of `{{H7600}}`, describing the "peaceable" habitation and "**quiet** resting places" promised to God's people [[Isaiah 32:18]].
* `{{H937}}` **bûwz** (disrespect; contempt): The psalmist's soul is filled with the scorning of those "**at ease**" and the "**contempt** of the proud" [[Psalms 123:4]], linking this state of ease directly to arrogance and scorn.
### Theological Significance
The theological weight of `{{H7600}}` is centered on the source of one's security.
* **Warning Against False Security:** The word often serves as a warning against self-reliant complacency. Those who are "**at ease** in Zion" [[Amos 6:1]] or the "women that are **at ease**" [[Isaiah 32:9]] are rebuked for a security not founded in God, which leads to arrogance and divine displeasure.
* **The Promise of True Rest:** In contrast, `{{H7600}}` is used to describe the blessing of genuine rest that God provides His people. The promise of a "**quiet** habitation" [[Isaiah 33:20]] is a promise of security and peace that comes from His protection, not human pride.
* **Arrogant Tumult:** The word's use as "tumult" [[Isaiah 37:29]] characterizes the noisy, haughty rage of those who oppose God. This contrasts sharply with the "quiet" state He grants to His faithful.
### Summary
In summary, `{{H7600}}` presents a powerful contrast between two types of security. It can describe a sinful, haughty ease that provokes God's wrath and a blessed, peaceful quietness that is a gift from God. The word forces a choice between the arrogant "tumult" of the world and the "quiet" rest found only in a right relationship with Him.
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