What does מִשְׁבָּר mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁבָּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a breaker (of the sea)".
Hebrew · H4867
מִשְׁבָּר
A breaker (of the sea)
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מִשְׁבָּר H4867
What does מִשְׁבָּר mean in the Bible?
מִשְׁבָּר is a Hebrew word meaning "a breaker (of the sea)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4867?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Your breakers (2), breakers (1), the waves (1), Your waves (1).
Where does מִשְׁבָּר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), 2 Samuel (1), Jonah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Your breakers 2× Psalms 42:7, Jonah 2:3
breakers 1× Psalms 93:4
the waves 1× 2 Samuel 22:5
Your waves 1× Psalms 88:7
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:5 מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ to the waves Noun - masculine plural construct Psalms 42:7 מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ to Your breakers Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 88:7 מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ to Your waves Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Psalms 93:4 מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ to breakers Noun - masculine plural construct Jonah 2:3 מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ to Your breakers Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
2 Samuel 1 Psalms 3 Jonah 1
Source forms
מִשְׁבְּרֵי־ 2x miš·bə·rê- 2 Samuel 22:5, Psalms 93:4
מִשְׁבָּרֶ֥יךָ 2x miš·bā·re·ḵā Psalms 42:7, Jonah 2:3
מִ֝שְׁבָּרֶ֗יךָ 1x miš·bā·re·ḵā Psalms 88:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 3x Psalms 42:7, Psalms 88:7, Jonah 2:3
Noun - masculine plural construct 2x 2 Samuel 22:5, Psalms 93:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a breaker (of the sea)
Source Gloss
a breaker (of the sea)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a breaker (of the sea) BDB: breaker Usage: billow, wave.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מִשְׁבָּר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain