סָבַל
sa.val
“to bear”
Definition
to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome; specifically, to be gravid
a primitive root;
- to bear, bear a load, drag oneself along 1a) (Qal) to bear (a load) 1b) (Pual) laden (participle) 1c)(Hithpael) to make oneself a burden, drag oneself along Aramaic equivalent: se.val (*סְבַל *"to bear" H5446)
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
סָבַל appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
when men fear the heights and dangers of the road,when the almond tree blossoms,the grasshopper loses its spring,and the caper berry shrivels—for then man goes to his eternal homeand mourners walk the streets.
He saw that his resting place was goodand that his land was pleasant,so he bent his shoulder to the burdenand submitted to labor as a servant.
Even to your old age, I will be the same,and I will bear you up when you turn gray.I have made you, and I will carry you;I will sustain you and deliver you.
They lift it to their shoulderand carry it along;they set it in its place, and there it stands,not budging from that spot.They cry out to it, but it does not answer;it saves no one from his troubles.
Surely He took on our infirmitiesand carried our sorrows;yet we considered Him stricken by God,struck down and afflicted.
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