What does שָׁבַר (šābar) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַר (šābar): Economic agent in grain trade; extends from literal commerce to metaphorical dependency and provision
Hebrew · H7666
שָׁבַר
To deal in grain
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שָׁבַרH7666
Pronunciationšābar
What does שָׁבַר (šābar) mean in the Bible?
שָׁבַר (šābar): Economic agent in grain trade; extends from literal commerce to metaphorical dependency and provision
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7666?
The BSB source-word alignment has 21 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and buy (4), to buy (4), buy (2), to buy grain (2), [We are here] to buy (1).
Where does שָׁבַר (šābar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 41:56. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (14), Amos (2), Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand buy4×Genesis 42:2, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:4, Genesis 44:25
to buy4×Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:10, Genesis 43:20, Genesis 43:22
buy2×Isaiah 55:1
to buy grain2×Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:5
[We are here] to buy1×Genesis 42:7
and sold grain1×Genesis 41:56
selling1×Amos 8:6
sold grain1×Genesis 42:6
that we may sell1×Amos 8:5
the one who sells it1×Proverbs 11:26
were buying1×Genesis 47:14
You are to pay1×Deuteronomy 2:6
You can sell us1×Deuteronomy 2:28
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:56וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣רtoand sold grainConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 41:57לִשְׁבֹּ֖רtoto buy grainPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 42:2וְשִׁבְרוּ־toand buyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralGenesis 42:3לִשְׁבֹּ֥רtoto buyPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 42:5לִשְׁבֹּ֖רtoto buy grainPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 42:6הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖ירtosold grainArticle | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singularGenesis 42:7לִשְׁבָּר־to[We are here] to buyPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 42:10לִשְׁבָּר־toto buyPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructGenesis 43:2שִׁבְרוּ־toand buyVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralGenesis 43:4וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥הtoand buyConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 41:56
Aligned rows21
Books represented5
Genesis14Deuteronomy2Proverbs1Isaiah2Amos2
Source forms
לִשְׁבָּר־4xliš·bār-Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10, Genesis 43:20, Genesis 43:22
לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר2xliš·bōrGenesis 41:57, Genesis 42:5
שִׁבְרוּ־2xšiḇ·rū-Genesis 43:2, Genesis 44:25
הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר1xham·maš·bîrGenesis 42:6
וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר1xway·yiš·bōrGenesis 41:56
וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה1xwə·naš·bî·rāhAmos 8:5
וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה1xwə·niš·bə·rāhGenesis 43:4
וְשִׁבְרוּ־1xwə·šiḇ·rū-Genesis 42:2
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct7xGenesis 41:57, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:5, Genesis 42:7
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural4xGenesis 43:2, Genesis 44:25, Isaiah 55:1
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular1xGenesis 42:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural1xAmos 8:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural1xGenesis 43:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xGenesis 41:56
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural1xGenesis 42:2
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural1xAmos 8:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Economic agent in grain trade; extends from literal commerce to metaphorical dependency and provision
Strong'sH7666
Lexical occurrences21 versesWord forms2 forms8 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkIsaiah 55:1-5Source Gloss
to deal in grain
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Economic agent in grain trade; extends from literal commerce to metaphorical dependency and provision
to deal in grain BDB: buy grain Usage: buy, sell.
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 groups2Aligned forms8
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense6×
Sequential imperfectGen 43:2 · Gen 44:25 · Isa 55:14×
ImperfectDeut 2:61×
Participle activeGen 47:141×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
ImperfectAmos 8:61×
Participle activeProv 11:261×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
purchasing grain or food without money, metaphor for receiving God's blessings
Showing 1 selected witness from 21 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
שָׁבַר is built from this root:
שֶׁבֶרH7668
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