שָׁבַע
Strong's H7650
shâbaʻ
/shaw-bah'/
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H7650
- Hebrew
- שָׁבַע
- Transliteration
- shâbaʻ
- Pronunciation
- /shaw-bah'/
- KJV Translations
- 8 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Derivation
a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);H7651 (shebaʻ)
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
adjurecharge (by an oathwith an oath)feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע))take an oathstraitly(cause tomake to) swear
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of shâbaʻ:
שֶׁבַע
shebaʻH7651“([phrase] by) seven(-fold)”
שָׂבַעsâbaʻH7646“have enough”
אֱלִישֶׁבַעʼĔlîyshebaʻH472“Elisheba”
אַשְׁבֵּעַʼAshbêaʻH791“Ashbea”
בְּאֵר שֶׁבַעBᵉʼêr ShebaʻH884“Beer-shebah”
בַּת־שֶׁבַעBath-ShebaʻH1339“Bath-sheba”
יְהוֹשֶׁבַעYᵉhôwshebaʻH3089“Jehosheba”
שָׁבוּעַshâbûwaʻH7620“seven”
שְׁבוּעָהshᵉbûwʻâhH7621“curse”
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