שָׁבַע
sha.vaVerbH7650
to swear
From: a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);
Short Definition
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Full Lexicon Entry
- to swear, adjure 1a) (Qal) sworn (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to swear, take an oath 1b2) to swear (of Jehovah by Himself) 1b3) to curse 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to take an oath 1c2) to adjure
Grammar
Part of Speech Verb
Morphology H:V
DescriptionHebrew Verb
Occurrences
160 timesAppears 160 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Deuteronomy
31
Genesis
17
Joshua
15
Jeremiah
13
1 Kings
10
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 1:13
- Amos 8:14
- Deuteronomy 9:5
- Isaiah 62:8
- Joshua 9:15
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