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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שָׁבִיל H7635
Pronunciation šābiyl
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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Questions this entry answers
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 It roads 1× Jeremiah 18:15
Your way 1× Psalms 77:19
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Usage map
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First aligned row Psalms 77:19
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Psalms 1 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וּשְׁבִילֶיךָ 1x ū·šə·ḇī·lɛ·ḵå̄ Psalms 77:19
שְׁבִילֵ֣י 1x šə·ḇî·lê Jeremiah 18:15
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular 1x Psalms 77:19
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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:
שֹׁבֶל H7640
Part of These Phrases
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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