What does שִׁבְרוֹן (šibĕrwōn) mean in the Bible?
שִׁבְרוֹן (šibĕrwōn): Acute internal rupture or violent breaking, moving from physical trauma to catastrophic destruction or ruin.
Hebrew · H7670
שִׁבְרוֹן
Rupture , i.e. a pang ; figuratively, ruin
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שִׁבְרוֹן H7670
Pronunciation šibĕrwōn
What does שִׁבְרוֹן (šibĕrwōn) mean in the Bible?
שִׁבְרוֹן (šibĕrwōn): Acute internal rupture or violent breaking, moving from physical trauma to catastrophic destruction or ruin.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H7670?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include destruction (1), with a broken (1).
Where does שִׁבְרוֹן (šibĕrwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 17:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1).
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 destruction 1× Jeremiah 17:18
with a broken 1× Ezekiel 21:6
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First aligned row Jeremiah 17:18
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
בְּשִׁבְר֤וֹן 1x bə·šiḇ·rō·wn Ezekiel 21:6
שִׁבָּר֖וֹן 1x šib·bā·rō·wn Jeremiah 17:18
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 17:18
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 21:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Acute internal rupture or violent breaking, moving from physical trauma to catastrophic destruction or ruin.
Source Gloss
rupture , i.e. a pang ; figuratively, ruin
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Acute internal rupture or violent breaking, moving from physical trauma to catastrophic destruction or ruin.
rupture, i.e. a pang; figuratively, ruin BDB: breaking Usage: breaking, destruction.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
שִׁבְרוֹן is built from this root:
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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