Hebrew · H7646, H3899 · unreviewed

יִשְׂבַּע־לָחֶם

To sate , i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively) · food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)

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שָׂבַע H7646 to sate , i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

Pronunciation šābaʿ

Satisfaction achieved through fullness; ranges from literal consumption to figurative spiritual contentment and abundance.

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לֶחֶם H3899 food (for man or beast), especially bread , or grain (for making it)

Pronunciation leḥem

Staple sustenance representing basic human need; metaphorically signifies livelihood, covenant provision, and dependence on God.

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What does יִשְׂבַּע־לָחֶם (yisba-lachem) mean in the Bible?

שָׂבַע · לֶחֶם is a Hebrew word meaning "will be satisfied with bread, have plenty of food".

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Meaning

will be satisfied with bread, have plenty of food

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 50×

Imperfect Amos 4:8 · Hos 4:10 · Jer 31:14 · Jer 50:10 · Job 27:14 · Prov 1:31 · Prov 5:10 · Ps 17:14 · Ps 37:19 · Ps 59:16 · Ps 104:16 · Eccl 5:9 · Hab 2:5 · Isa 53:11 · Prov 12:11 · Prov 12:14 36×

Perfect Prov 30:16 · Ps 88:4 · Ps 123:4 · Ezek 16:28 · Ezek 16:29 · Hos 13:6 · Isa 9:19 · Hab 2:16 · Isa 1:11 · Ps 123:3 10×

Cohortative Ps 17:15 · Ps 65:5 2×

Jussive Lam 3:30 1×

Sequential imperfect Prov 20:13 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Imperfect Ezek 7:19 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×

Perfect Ezek 27:33 · Ps 107:9 2×

Imperfect Isa 58:10 · Ps 132:15 2×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×

Participle passive Job 31:31 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 56 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 40 Perfect 12 Cohortative 2 Participle passive 1 Imperative 1

Stem

Qal 50 Hiphil 4 Piel 1 Niphal 1

Mood

Indicative/jussive 37 Indicative 12 Indicative/cohortative 2 Jussive 1 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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