שָׁבַע

Strong’s Definition

to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);

KJV Usage

adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to swear, adjure
• 2.(qal) sworn (participle)
• 3.(niphal)
• 4.(hiphil)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: shâbaʻ; Pronunciation: shaw-bah'