What does סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) mean in the Bible?
סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "porterage".
Hebrew · H5450
סְבָלָה
Porterage
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סְבָלָה H5450
Pronunciation sĕbālāh
What does סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) mean in the Bible?
סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "porterage".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5450?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the yoke (2), from their labor (1), their hard labor (1), to your labor (1), with forced labor (1).
Where does סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (6).
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 the yoke 2× Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:7
from their labor 1× Exodus 5:5
their hard labor 1× Exodus 2:11
to your labor 1× Exodus 5:4
with forced labor 1× Exodus 1:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 1:11 בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם to with forced labor Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 2:11 בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם to their hard labor Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 5:4 לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ to to your labor Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural Exodus 5:5 מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃ to from their labor Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Exodus 6:6 סִבְלֹ֣ת to the yoke Noun - feminine plural construct Exodus 6:7 סִבְל֥וֹת to the yoke Noun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 1:11
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 1
Exodus 6
Source forms
בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם 2x bə·siḇ·lō·ṯām Exodus 1:11, Exodus 2:11
לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ 1x lə·siḇ·lō·ṯê·ḵem Exodus 5:4
מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃ 1x mis·siḇ·lō·ṯām Exodus 5:5
סִבְל֥וֹת 1x siḇ·lō·wṯ Exodus 6:7
סִבְלֹ֣ת 1x siḇ·lōṯ Exodus 6:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct 2x Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 2x Exodus 1:11, Exodus 2:11
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural 1x Exodus 5:4
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 5:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. porterage
Source Gloss
porterage
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
porterage BDB: burden Usage: burden.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סְבָלָה is built from this root:
סֵבֶל H5447
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