STRONGS NUMBER H7650


Word Summary
shaba: to swear
Original Word: שָׁבַע
Transliteration: shaba
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-bah')
Part of Speech: verb
Short Definition: to swear
Meaning: to seven oneself, swear
Strong's Concordance
adjure, charge by an oath, with an oath, feed to the full

A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) -- adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for saba'), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.

see HEBREW sheba'

see HEBREW saba'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

H7650. shaba

[שָׁבַע‎]186 verb swear (probably, so to say, seven oneself, or bind oneself by seven things, compare Thes (as alternative), Gerb108ff; Late Hebrew Niph`al= Biblical Hebrew; שְׁבַע ᵑ7‎ Ithpe`el, Aph`el; see also DrGenesis 21:28Hast. DB NUMBER, 565 RSSemitic i. 166, 2nd ed., 182 WeReste Arabic Heid. 2, 186); —

Qal (according to Thes Rob Ges) Passive participle שְׁבֻעוֺת שְׁבֻעֵיEzekiel 21:28 those sworn with (= who have sworn) oaths; both from שְׁבוּעָה‎, according to Krae, oaths of oaths (the most sacred); ᵑ6 ᵐ5‎ Co omitted; both from שָׁבוּעַ‎, Ew Sm ׳שׁ ׳שָׁweeks on weeks (plenty of time).

Niph`al Perfect, 3 masculine singularנִשְׁבַּעGenesis 24:7, + etc.;Imperfect3masculine singularיִשָּׁבַע‎ Leviticus 5:24 +, וַיִּשָּׁ֫בַע24:9 +; 2 masculine singular תִּשֶּׁבֵ֑עַDeuteronomy 6:13; 10:20; 1singular אִשָּׁב֑עַGenesis 21:24, וָאֶשָּׁ֫בַע1 Kings 2:8; Ezekiel 16:8, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַשָּֽׁבְעָהGenesis 21:23 +, etc.; Infinitive abs הִשָּׁבֵעNumbers 30:3, הִשָּׁבֵעַJeremiah 7:9; construct הִשָּׁבֵעַ12:16 (twice in verse) + 1 Samuel 20:17 see infra; Participle נִשְׁבָּעZechariah 5:3 +, etc.; — swear, take an oath:

1 subj man : a. in asseveration, absolute Genesis 21:24, 31 (E), Judges 21:1, 18; 2 Samuel 21:2 +; also followed byוַיּאֹמֶר1 Samuel 20:3; 1 Kings 1:29, followed by לֵאמֹר2 Samuel 3:35; Joshua 14:9 (D); with accusative of congnate meaning with verb Numbers 30:3 (P; "" נָדַר‎); + לַשֶּׁקֶרJeremiah 5:2; 7:9; Leviticus 5:24 (P; + עַל‎ of thing), Malachi 3:5 + ׳עלשֿׁ‎ Leviticus 5:22 (P); + לְמִרְמָהPsalm 24:4; followed by infinitive Leviticus 5:4 (P), Psalm 15:4; 119:106; + ל‎ person take an oath to, Joshua 6:22 (JE), 9:20 (P; accusative of congnate meaning with verb) Genesis 24:9 (+ הַזֶּה עַלהַֿדָּבָר‎ +, so also 1 Samuel 20:17 (read אֶלֿ לְהִשָּׁבֵעַ‎ for ᵑ9 ᵐ5 אֶתֿ, לְהַשְׁבְּיעַ‎ Th We Dr and others); oath allegiance (׳לי‎) Isaiah 19:18; 45:23; Zephaniah 1:5; 2 Chronicles 5:14, compare(absolute) 2 Chronicles 5:15 (Joshua 23:7 see

Hiph`il); also sq וַיּאֹמֶר2 Kings 25:24, followed by לֵאמֹר2 Samuel 21:17; 1 Kings 1:13; Jeremiah 40:9; followed byמֶּן‎ = that not Judges 15:12, followed by אִם‎ = id. 1 Kings 1:51; + אֶל‎ person followed by לֵאמֹרJeremiah 38:16; + ׳בי‎ by ׳י‎, followed by infinitive Judges 21:7; + י ׳בְּשֵׁם1 Samuel 20:42; Isaiah 48:1, compare Genesis 31:53 (E), Deuteronomy 6:13; 10:20; Jeremiah 12:16 (+ ׳חַייֿ‎), Isaiah 65:16; Zechariah 5:4 (לַשָּׁ֑קֶר‎), Leviticus 19:12 (id.), Psalm 63:12; Daniel 12:7; ׳בי‎ followed by אִם2 Samuel 19:8; + ל‎ person with ׳ביJoshua 9:18-19, (P; pledge faith), followed byלֵאמֹר1 Samuel 28:10; 1 Kings 11:30; 2:8, 23, followed by כִּי‎ of object clause Joshua 2:12 (JE), 1 Kings 1:17; + ל‎ person with ׳בא‎, followed by אִםGenesis 21:23 (E), 1 Samuel 30:15; as verb of quotation + object ׳חַייֿHosea 4:15; Jeremiah 4:2; 1 Samuel 19:6 (+ אִם‎), + אִם‎ in oratio recta [direct speech] Psalm 132:2 ("" נָדַר‎); also אֱלֹהִים כְּלֹאJeremiah 5:7, בַּבָּ֑עַל12:16, בְּמַלְכָּםZephaniah 1:3, compare Amos 8:14 (+ וְאָמַר‎).

b. imprecate, curse, בִּיby me Psalms; Psalm 102:9 (compare שְׁבוּעָה1.b קְלָלָה‎).

2 subject ׳י‎: swear, with בִּיby myself Genesis 22:16 (JE), Jeremiah 22:5 (clause כִּי‎), 49:13 (id.), Isaiah 45:23 (id.), with בְּקָדְשׁוֺAmos 4:2 (id.), compare Psalm 89:36 ("" אֲכַזֵּב אִם‎), compare also Amos 6:8; Amos 8:17; Jeremiah 44:26; 51:14; Isaiah 62:8; swear, followed by infinitive Deuteronomy 1:35; 4:21; Joshua 21:41 (van d. H. Baer; 21:43 Gi), followed by מִן‎ infinitive= not to Isaiah 54:9 (twice in verse) followed by אִםPsalm 90:10, followed by לֵאמֹרDeuteronomy 1:34; Isaiah 14:24; Numbers 32:10(P); followed by oratio recta [direct speech] Psalm 110:4; with ל‎ person take an oath to, Genesis 24:7(J), Exodus 13:11 (J), Deuteronomy 2:14 7t. Deuteronomy (accusative of congnate meaning with verbDeuteronomy 7:8; verbDeuteronomy 9:5), Ezekiel 16:8 ("" בִבְרִית בּוֺא‎, Psalm 89:4 ("" בְּרִית כָּרַת‎), 89:50 (בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶ֑ךָ‎), +; ל‎ person + infinitive (usually to give land Exodus 13:5 (J), Deuteronomy 1:8-9t. Deuteronomy; Joshua 1:6; 5:6 (twice in verse) (all RD), Jeremiah 11:5 (+ accusative of congnate meaning with verb), 32:22; ל‎ person + accusative of thing (usually land) = promise by oath to Genesis 50:24; Exodus 33:1; Numbers 11:12 (all J), 14:16, 23 (JE), 32:11 (P), Judges 2:1; Micah 7:20; Deuteronomy 6:18+ 8 t. Deuteronomy (object covenant 4:31; 8:18); ל‎ person omitted 31:21.

Hiph`il Perf.3masculine singular הִשְׁבִּיעַExodus 13:19 +, 1 singular הִשְׁבַּעְתִּיSong of Solomon 2:7 +, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַּשְׁבַּעGenesis 50:25 +, suffix וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵנִי24:37, etc.; Infinitive absolute הַשְׁבֵּעַExodus 13:19; 1 Samuel 14:28; construct הַשְׁבִּיעַ14:27 (20:17 see

Niph`al); Participle suffix מַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָ1 Kings 22:16; 2 Chronicles 18:15; —

1 cause to take an oath, subject always man: with accusative of person Genesis 50:6 (J), + 1 Samuel 14:27; 1 Kings 18:10; 2 Kings 11:4, + accusative of cognate meaning Joshua 2:17, 20 (J), לֵאמֹרGenesis 24:37; 50:5 (both J), 50:25 (E), Joshua 6:26 (J; accusative of person omitted), so (Infinitive absolute + Perfect) Exodus 13:19 (JE), 1 Samuel 14:28, + וְאָמַרNumbers 5:19 and (with accusative of congnate meaning with verb) 5:21 (both P), + infinitive clause Nehemiah 5:12; Ezra 10:5; + ׳בי‎ by ׳יGenesis 24:3 (J; clause אֲשֶׁר‎), 1 Kings 2:42 ("" בְּךָ וָאָעִד‎, + לֵאמֹר‎, compare Joshua 23:7 (RD; but read perhaps

Niph`al תִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ‎ Gr and others; ᵐ5‎ strike out), Nehemiah 13:25 (clause אִם‎, oratio recta), 2 Chronicles 36:13.

2 adjure, with accusative of person 1 Kings 22:16; 2 Chronicles 18:15 (both + clause אֲשֶׁר‎); elsewhere only Canticles: Song of Solomon 5:9, with clause מַהֿ‎ interrogative 5:8, with clause אִםthat not 2:7; 3:5 (both + ב‎ of oath), = clause מַהֿ8:4 (see מָה

2a (b)). — 1 Samuel 20:17 see

Niph`al