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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שָׁבַר H7666
Pronunciation šābar
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 It and buy 4× Genesis 42:2, Genesis 43:2, Genesis 43:4, Genesis 44:25
to buy 4× Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:10, Genesis 43:20, Genesis 43:22
buy 2× Isaiah 55:1
to buy grain 2× Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:5
[We are here] to buy 1× Genesis 42:7
and sold grain 1× Genesis 41:56
selling 1× Amos 8:6
sold grain 1× Genesis 42:6
that we may sell 1× Amos 8:5
the one who sells it 1× Proverbs 11:26
were buying 1× Genesis 47:14
You are to pay 1× Deuteronomy 2:6
You can sell us 1× Deuteronomy 2:28
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 41:56 וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר to and sold grain Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Genesis 41:57 לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר to to buy grain Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 42:2 וְשִׁבְרוּ־ to and buy Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Genesis 42:3 לִשְׁבֹּ֥ר to to buy Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 42:5 לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר to to buy grain Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 42:6 הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר to sold grain Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Genesis 42:7 לִשְׁבָּר־ to [We are here] to buy Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 42:10 לִשְׁבָּר־ to to buy Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 43:2 שִׁבְרוּ־ to and buy Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Genesis 43:4 וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה to and buy Conjunctive 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 row Genesis 41:56
Aligned rows 21
Books represented 5
Genesis 14 Deuteronomy 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Amos 2
Source forms
לִשְׁבָּר־ 4x liš·bār- Genesis 42:7, Genesis 42:10, Genesis 43:20, Genesis 43:22
לִשְׁבֹּ֖ר 2x liš·bōr Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:5
שִׁבְרוּ־ 2x šiḇ·rū- Genesis 43:2, Genesis 44:25
הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר 1x ham·maš·bîr Genesis 42:6
וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר 1x way·yiš·bōr Genesis 41:56
וְנַשְׁבִּ֣ירָה 1x wə·naš·bî·rāh Amos 8:5
וְנִשְׁבְּרָ֥ה 1x wə·niš·bə·rāh Genesis 43:4
וְשִׁבְרוּ־ 1x wə·šiḇ·rū- Genesis 42:2
Parsing patterns
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 7x Genesis 41:57, Genesis 42:3, Genesis 42:5, Genesis 42:7
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 4x Genesis 43:2, Genesis 44:25, Isaiah 55:1
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Genesis 42:6
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural 1x Amos 8:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural 1x Genesis 43:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Genesis 41:56
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural 1x Genesis 42:2
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural 1x Amos 8:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Economic agent in grain trade; extends from literal commerce to metaphorical dependency and provision
Strong's H7666
Lexical occurrences 21 verses Word forms 2 forms 8 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 55:1-5 Source Gloss
to deal in grain
Extended definition Source: 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.
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Form groups 2 Aligned forms 8
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×
Sequential imperfect Gen 43:2 · Gen 44:25 · Isa 55:1 4×
Imperfect Deut 2:6 1×
Participle active Gen 47:14 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 2×
Imperfect Amos 8:6 1×
Participle active Prov 11:26 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
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:
שֶׁבֶר H7668
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