שָׁבַע
To seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
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What does שָׁבַע (šābaʿ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַע (šābaʿ) is a Hebrew word meaning "to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)". to seven oneself, i.
Meaning
Swearing binds oneself through ritual sevenfold repetition, encoding covenantal obligation into speech act.
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times) BDB: swear Usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646), take an oath, × straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 106×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Biblical Occurrences
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Biblical Witnesses
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Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.