צָבָה
tsa.vah
“to swell”
Definition
to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against
a primitive root;
- to swell, swell up 1a) (Qal) to swell (of adulteress' belly) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to swell (of adulteress' belly)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
צָבָה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
May this water that brings a curse enter your stomach and cause your belly to swell and your thigh to shrivel.’Then the woman is to say, ‘Amen, Amen.’
When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.
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