What does שָׁבִיל (šābiyl) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבִיל (šābiyl): A worn path or flowing channel—movement made visible through repeated passage or natural flow
Hebrew · H7635
שָׁבִיל
A track or passage-way (as if flowing along)
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שָׁבִילH7635
Pronunciationšābiyl
What does שָׁבִיל (šābiyl) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבִיל (šābiyl): A worn path or flowing channel—movement made visible through repeated passage or natural flow
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How does the BSB render H7635?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include roads (1), Your way (1).
Where does שָׁבִיל (šābiyl) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Psalms 77:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (1), Psalms (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 Itroads1×Jeremiah 18:15
Your way1×Psalms 77:19
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First aligned rowPsalms 77:19
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Psalms1Jeremiah1
Source forms
וּשְׁבִילֶיךָ1xū·šə·ḇī·lɛ·ḵå̄Psalms 77:19
שְׁבִילֵ֣י1xšə·ḇî·lêJeremiah 18:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular1xPsalms 77:19
Noun - masculine plural construct1xJeremiah 18:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A worn path or flowing channel—movement made visible through repeated passage or natural flow
Source Gloss
a track or passage-way (as if flowing along)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A worn path or flowing channel—movement made visible through repeated passage or natural flow
a track or passage-way (as if flowing along) BDB: way Usage: path.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׁבִיל is built from this root:
שֹׁבֶלH7640
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