What does שָׁבַע · שֵׁם mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַע · שֵׁם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to swear by the LORD's name".
Hebrew · H7650, H8034
נִשְׁבַּע בִּשְׁמִי
To seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) · an appellation , as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor , authority , character
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שָׁבַע H7650 to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Pronunciation šābaʿ
Swearing binds oneself through ritual sevenfold repetition, encoding covenantal obligation into speech act.
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שֵׁם H8034 an appellation , as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor , authority , character
Pronunciation šēm
Name carries the weight of identity, honor, and authority—one's essential character made public and memorable.
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What does נִשְׁבַּע בִּשְׁמִי (nishba bishmi) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַע · שֵׁם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to swear by the LORD's name".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H7650, H8034?
H7650, H8034 is connected to 1,050 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to swear by the LORD's name
Source Gloss
to swear by the LORD's name
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 2 Aligned forms 116
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 106×
Perfect 2Sam 3:9 · Amos 4:2 · Amos 6:8 · Amos 8:7 · Deut 1:8 · Deut 2:14 · Deut 4:31 · Deut 6:10 · Deut 6:18 · Deut 6:23 · Deut 7:8 · Deut 7:12 · Deut 7:13 · Deut 8:1 · Deut 8:18 · Deut 9:5 92×
Imperfect Deut 6:13 · Deut 10:20 · Isa 45:23 · Lev 5:4 · Isa 65:16 · Lev 5:24 · Gen 21:24 · Jer 5:2 · Lev 19:12 9×
Sequential imperfect Josh 2:12 · Judg 15:12 2×
Jussive 1Kgs 1:51 · Hos 4:15 2×
Infinitive absolute Num 30:3 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Perfect Song 2:7 · Song 3:5 · Song 5:8 · Song 8:4 · 1Sam 14:28 · Exod 13:19 6×
Infinitive absolute 1Sam 14:28 · Exod 13:19 2×
Imperfect Josh 23:7 1×
Word Origins
נִשְׁבַּע בִּשְׁמִי 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