What does צָבַר mean in the Bible?
צָבַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to aggregate".
Hebrew · H6651
צָבַר
To aggregate
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צָבַר H6651
What does צָבַר mean in the Bible?
צָבַר is a Hebrew word meaning "to aggregate".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6651?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and build up (1), and lay up (1), he heaps up (1), he heaps up [riches] (1), she has heaped up (1).
Where does צָבַר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:35. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), Exodus (1), Habakkuk (1), Job (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 and build up 1× Habakkuk 1:10
and lay up 1× Genesis 41:35
he heaps up 1× Job 27:16
he heaps up [riches] 1× Psalms 39:6
she has heaped up 1× Zechariah 9:3
stored up 1× Genesis 41:49
They were piled 1× Exodus 8:14
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:35 וְיִצְבְּרוּ־ to and lay up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural Genesis 41:49 וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר to stored up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Exodus 8:14 וַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ to They were piled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Job 27:16 יִצְבֹּ֣ר to he heaps up Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 39:6 יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר to he heaps up [riches] Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Habakkuk 1:10 וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר to and build up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Zechariah 9:3 וַתִּצְבָּר־ to she has heaped up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 41:35
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 6
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Job 1 Psalms 1 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
וַיִּצְבֹּ֨ר 1x way·yiṣ·bōr Genesis 41:49
וַיִּצְבֹּ֥ר 1x way·yiṣ·bōr Habakkuk 1:10
וַיִּצְבְּר֥וּ 1x way·yiṣ·bə·rū Exodus 8:14
וְיִצְבְּרוּ־ 1x wə·yiṣ·bə·rū- Genesis 41:35
וַתִּצְבָּר־ 1x wat·tiṣ·bār- Zechariah 9:3
יִצְבֹּ֣ר 1x yiṣ·bōr Job 27:16
יִ֝צְבֹּ֗ר 1x yiṣ·bōr Psalms 39:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Genesis 41:49, Habakkuk 1:10
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 2x Job 27:16, Psalms 39:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Genesis 41:35
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1x Zechariah 9:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 8:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to aggregate
Source Gloss
to aggregate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to aggregate BDB: heap up Usage: gather (together), heap (up), lay up.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 2
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Imperfect Job 27:16 · Ps 39:7 2×
Word Origins
צָבַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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