The meaning of “שְׁבוּעָה”
Understanding shᵉbûwʻâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
feminine passive participle of שָׁבַע curse, oath, [idiom] sworn. - properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath 1) oath, cur...
שְׁבוּעָה
feminine passive participle of שָׁבַע curse, oath, [idiom] sworn. - properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath 1) oath, curse 1a) oath 1a1) attesting of innocence 1a2) curse 1b) oath (of Jehovah)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 26:3 | “Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;” Word: שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) | |
| Deuteronomy 7:8 | “But because the Lord loved you, and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.” Word: שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) | |
| 2 Samuel 21:7 | “But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.” Word: שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) | |
| Nehemiah 10:29 | “They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;” Word: שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) | |
| Jeremiah 11:5 | “That I may perform the oath which I have sworn unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as it is this day. Then answered I, and said, So be it, O Lord.” Word: שְׁבוּעָה (shᵉbûwʻâh) |