שָׂבֵעַ

sa.vaVerbH7646

to satisfy

From: or שָׂבֵעַ; a primitive root;

Short Definition

to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be sated (with food) 1a2) to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied) 1a3) to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with 1a3a) to be weary of (fig) 1b) (Piel) to satisfy 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to satisfy 1c2) to enrich 1c3) to sate, glut (with the undesired)

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

85 times

Appears 85 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Psalms
17
Proverbs
15
Deuteronomy
7
Ezk
6
Isaiah
6

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 23:1
  • Ezk 16:29
  • Jeremiah 46:10
  • Nehemiah 9:25
  • Psalms 104:13

Go beyond grammar.

See how this word works across context, usage, and meaning with AI-assisted word study built for serious Bible study.

Context-aware insightsOriginal language depthFast, practical workflow

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.