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Hebrew · H7667

שֶׁבֶר

A fracture , figuratively, ruin ; specifically, a solution (of a dream)

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שֶׁבֶרH7667
Pronunciationšeber

What does שֶׁבֶר (šeber) mean in the Bible?

שֶׁבֶר (šeber): Physical breaking that extends metaphorically to social/spiritual ruin; also means dream interpretation through "unlocking" meaning.

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What does שֶׁבֶר (šeber) mean in the Bible?

שֶׁבֶר (šeber): Physical breaking that extends metaphorically to social/spiritual ruin; also means dream interpretation through "unlocking" meaning.

How does the BSB render H7667?

The BSB source-word alignment has 45 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include destruction (7), and destruction (3), Disaster (2), fracture (2), the brokenness (2).

Where does שֶׁבֶר (šeber) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 21:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (15), Isaiah (9), Lamentations (5), Leviticus (5).

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
destruction7×Proverbs 16:18, Proverbs 17:19, Jeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 6:1
and destruction3×Isaiah 51:19, Isaiah 59:7, Lamentations 3:47
Disaster2×Jeremiah 4:20
fracture2×Leviticus 24:20
the brokenness2×Isaiah 30:26, Jeremiah 8:21
the destruction2×Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 3:48
the wound2×Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 8:11
your wound2×Jeremiah 30:15, Lamentations 2:13
. . .1×Leviticus 21:19
a broken1×Leviticus 21:19
and its interpretation1×Judges 7:15
be shattered1×Isaiah 1:28
before his thrashing1×Job 41:25
crashing1×Zephaniah 1:10
crushes1×Proverbs 15:4
for your injury1×Nahum 3:19
has been shattered1×Jeremiah 14:17
his downfall1×Proverbs 18:12
in pieces1×Isaiah 30:14
in the destruction1×Lamentations 4:10
injured1×Leviticus 22:22
its fractures1×Psalms 60:2
my brokenness1×Jeremiah 10:19
or destruction1×Isaiah 60:18
over the destruction1×Jeremiah 48:5
the ruin1×Amos 6:6
their destruction1×Isaiah 15:5
whose collapse1×Isaiah 30:13
with a broken1×Isaiah 65:14
your destruction1×Ezekiel 32:9
Your injury1×Jeremiah 30:12
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 21:19שֶׁ֣בֶרtoa brokenNoun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 21:19שֶׁ֥בֶרto. . .Noun - masculine singular constructLeviticus 22:22שָׁב֜וּרtoinjuredNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 24:20שֶׁ֚בֶרtofractureNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 24:20שֶׁ֔בֶרtofractureNoun - masculine singularJudges 7:15שִׁבְר֖וֹtoand its interpretationNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularJob 41:25מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗יםtobefore his thrashingPreposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralPsalms 60:2שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָtoits fracturesNoun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singularProverbs 15:4שֶׁ֣בֶרtocrushesNoun - masculine singularProverbs 16:18שֶׁ֥בֶרtodestructionNoun - masculine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowLeviticus 21:19
Aligned rows45
Books represented12
Leviticus5Judges1Job1Psalms1Proverbs4Isaiah9Jeremiah15Lamentations5Ezekiel1Amos1Nahum1Zephaniah1
Source forms
וְשֶׁ֥בֶר4xwə·še·ḇerJeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 6:1, Jeremiah 51:54, Zephaniah 1:10
שֶׁ֖בֶר4xše·ḇerIsaiah 15:5, Jeremiah 48:5, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 3:48
שֶׁ֣בֶר3xše·ḇerLeviticus 21:19, Proverbs 15:4, Isaiah 30:26
שֶׁ֥בֶר3xše·ḇerLeviticus 21:19, Proverbs 16:18, Jeremiah 8:21
שֶׁ֤בֶר3xše·ḇerJeremiah 4:20, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 8:11
וָשֶׁ֖בֶר2xwā·še·ḇerIsaiah 59:7, Isaiah 60:18
בְּשֶׁ֖בֶר1xbə·še·ḇerLamentations 4:10
וְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶר1xwə·haš·še·ḇerIsaiah 51:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular12xLeviticus 22:22, Leviticus 24:20, Proverbs 15:4, Proverbs 16:18
Noun - masculine singular construct9xLeviticus 21:19, Isaiah 30:26, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 8:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular8xIsaiah 59:7, Isaiah 60:18, Jeremiah 4:6, Jeremiah 6:1
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 51:19, Lamentations 3:47
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular2xJeremiah 30:15, Lamentations 2:13
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 1:28
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct1xIsaiah 65:14
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xPsalms 60:2
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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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