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Lexicon :: Strong's H6638 - ṣāḇâ

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צָבָה
Transliteration
ṣāḇâ
Pronunciation
tsaw-baw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1868

Strong’s Definitions

צָבָה tsâbâh, tsaw-baw'; a primitive root; to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against:—fight swell.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H6638 in the following manner: swell (2x), fight (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H6638 in the following manner: swell (2x), fight (1x).
  1. to swell, swell up

    1. (Qal) to swell (of adulteress' belly)

    2. (Hiphil) to cause to swell (of adulteress' belly)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָבָה tsâbâh, tsaw-baw'; a primitive root; to amass, i.e. grow turgid; specifically, to array an army against:—fight swell.
STRONGS H6638: Abbreviations
† I. [צָבָה] verb swell, swell up (Late Hebrew id.); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular consecutive וְצָֽבְתָה Numbers 5:27; apparently
Hiph. Infinitive construct לַצְבּוֺת Numbers 5:22, < read Qal לִצְבּוֺת Di Ol§ 78 c Sta§ 114 a, 2; both of adulteress' belly. — צֹבֶיהָ Isaiah 29:7 see H6633 צבא.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Numbers

5:22; 5:27

Isaiah

29:7

H6638

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6638 matches the Hebrew צָבָה (ṣāḇâ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:22 - Now may this water that brings the curse enter your body and cause your abdomen to swell and your womb to shrivel.[fn]’ And the woman will be required to say, ‘Yes, let it be so.’
Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:27 - If she has defiled herself by being unfaithful to her husband, the water that brings on the curse will cause bitter suffering. Her abdomen will swell and her womb will shrink,[fn] and her name will become a curse among her people.
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