What does שְׁבַח (šĕbaḥ) mean in the Bible?
שְׁבַח (šĕbaḥ): Praise that combines adoration with public declaration; often directed toward God's character and mighty acts
Hebrew · H7624
שְׁבַח
To adulate , i.e. adore
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שְׁבַח H7624
Pronunciation šĕbaḥ
What does שְׁבַח (šĕbaḥ) mean in the Bible?
שְׁבַח (šĕbaḥ): Praise that combines adoration with public declaration; often directed toward God's character and mighty acts
Full entry for שְׁבַח (H7624) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7624?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and I honored (1), and praise (1), praise (1), they praised (1), you praised (1).
Where does שְׁבַח (šĕbaḥ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Daniel 2:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Daniel (5).
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 I honored 1× Daniel 4:34
and praise 1× Daniel 2:23
praise 1× Daniel 4:37
they praised 1× Daniel 5:4
you praised 1× Daniel 5:23
Show sample aligned rows
Daniel 2:23 וּמְשַׁבַּח֙ to and praise Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 4:34 שַׁבְּחֵ֣ת to and I honored Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular Daniel 4:37 מְשַׁבַּ֨ח to praise Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Daniel 5:4 וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ to they praised Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural Daniel 5:23 שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ to you praised Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Daniel 2:23
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 1
Daniel 5
Source forms
וּמְשַׁבַּח֙ 1x ū·mə·šab·baḥ Daniel 2:23
וְ֠שַׁבַּחוּ 1x wə·šab·ba·ḥū Daniel 5:4
מְשַׁבַּ֨ח 1x mə·šab·baḥ Daniel 4:37
שַׁבְּחֵ֣ת 1x šab·bə·ḥêṯ Daniel 4:34
שַׁבַּ֑חְתָּ 1x šab·baḥ·tā Daniel 5:23
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine plural 1x Daniel 5:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 1x Daniel 2:23
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular 1x Daniel 4:37
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular 1x Daniel 4:34
Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular 1x Daniel 5:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Praise that combines adoration with public declaration; often directed toward God's character and mighty acts
Source Gloss
to adulate , i.e. adore
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Praise that combines adoration with public declaration; often directed toward God's character and mighty acts
to adulate, i.e. adore BDB: laud Usage: praise.
Word Origins
שְׁבַח 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