What does סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) mean in the Bible?
סְבָלָה (sĕbālāh) is a Hebrew word meaning "porterage".
Hebrew · H5450
סְבָלָה
Porterage
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סְבָלָהH5450
Pronunciationsĕbālāh
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 Itthe yoke2×Exodus 6:6, Exodus 6:7
from their labor1×Exodus 5:5
their hard labor1×Exodus 2:11
to your labor1×Exodus 5:4
with forced labor1×Exodus 1:11
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 1:11בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םtowith forced laborPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 2:11בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑םtotheir hard laborPreposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 5:4לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃toto your laborPreposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine pluralExodus 5:5מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃tofrom their laborPreposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluralExodus 6:6סִבְלֹ֣תtothe yokeNoun - feminine plural constructExodus 6:7סִבְל֥וֹתtothe yokeNoun - feminine plural construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 1:11
Aligned rows6
Books represented1
Exodus6
Source forms
בְּסִבְלֹתָ֑ם2xbə·siḇ·lō·ṯāmExodus 1:11, Exodus 2:11
לְסִבְלֹתֵיכֶֽם׃1xlə·siḇ·lō·ṯê·ḵemExodus 5:4
מִסִּבְלֹתָֽם׃1xmis·siḇ·lō·ṯāmExodus 5:5
סִבְל֥וֹת1xsiḇ·lō·wṯExodus 6:7
סִבְלֹ֣ת1xsiḇ·lōṯExodus 6:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine plural construct2xExodus 6:6, Exodus 6:7
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural2xExodus 1:11, Exodus 2:11
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine plural1xExodus 5:4
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural1xExodus 5:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. porterage
Source Gloss
porterage
Extended definitionSource: 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:
סֵבֶלH5447