The meaning of “שָׁבַע”
Understanding shâbaʻ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for שָׂבַע), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (ca...
שָׁבַע
adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for שָׂבַע), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear. - to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) 1) to swear, adjure 1a) (Qal) sworn (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to swear, take an oath 1b2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself) 1b3) to curse 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to take an oath 1c2) to adjure
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 25:33 | “And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.” Word: שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) | |
| Joshua 9:15 | “And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation sware unto them.” Word: שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) | |
| 2 Kings 25:24 | “And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.” Word: שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) | |
| Ecclesiastes 9:2 | “All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.” Word: שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) | |
| Daniel 12:7 | “And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.” Word: שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ) |
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