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Lexicon :: Strong's H7646 - śāḇaʿ

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שָׂבַע
Transliteration
śāḇaʿ
Pronunciation
saw-bah'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2231

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah'; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x

The KJV translates Strong's H7646 in the following manner: satisfy (47x), fill (25x), full (15x), plenty (2x), enough (2x), satiate (1x), sufficed (1x), unsatiable (1x), weary (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 95x
The KJV translates Strong's H7646 in the following manner: satisfy (47x), fill (25x), full (15x), plenty (2x), enough (2x), satiate (1x), sufficed (1x), unsatiable (1x), weary (1x).

  1. to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be sated (with food)

      2. to be sated, be satisfied with, be fulfilled, be filled, have one's fill of (have desire satisfied)

      3. to have in excess, be surfeited, be surfeited with

        1. to be weary of (fig)

    2. (Piel) to satisfy

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to satisfy

      2. to enrich

      3. to sate, glut (with the undesired)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂבַע sâbaʻ, saw-bah'; or שָׂבֵעַ sâbêaʻ; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively):—have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
STRONGS H7646: Abbreviations
[שָׂבֵעַ,] שָׂבַע 96 verb be sated, satisfied, surfeited (Late Hebrew (derived species) = Biblical Hebrew; so Assyrian šebû, Arabic bdb095904, Aramaic סְבַע, bdb095905, Palmyrene שבע; the Ethiopic verb of same, meaning is bdb095906:); —
Qal79 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שָׂבַע 1 Chronicles 23:1, וְשׂ׳ consecutive Deuteronomy 31:20; 3rd person plural שָׂבֵ֑עוּ Isaiah 9:19, ושׂ׳ consecutive Deuteronomy 14:29; Deuteronomy 26:12, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׂבַּע Proverbs 12:11 +, 3rd person masculine plural יִשְׂבְּעוּן Psalm 104:28, etc.; Imperative שְׂבַעֿ Proverbs 20:13; Infinitive absolute שָׂבוֺע Joel 2:26; 2 Chronicles 31:10; construct לִשְׂבֹּע Exodus 16:8; Lamentations 5:6, לְשָׂבְעָה Haggai 1:6; —
1. be sated (with food), especially human subject:
a. absolute after אָכַל, Hosea 4:10; Isaiah 9:19; Deuteronomy 8:10; Exodus 16:8 (P), + 11 times, compare Isaiah 44:16 (|| אָבַל); exposing men to arrogance Deuteronomy 6:11; Deuteronomy 8:12; Deuteronomy 31:20, compare Hosea 13:6 (twice in verse) (Israel under figure of cattle), Jeremiah 50:19 (id.; with ב location; || רָעָה graze); = have (or get) enough to eat Psalm 37:19; Psalm 59:16, enough to drink Amos 4:8, figurative of sword Jeremiah 46:10, of wine Habakkuk 2:5.
b. with accusative of food Jeremiah 44:17; Lamentations 5:16; Exodus 16:12 (P), + 6 times, compare Ezekiel 39:29 (of beasts, in figure), of earth, sated with water (rain) Proverbs 30:16, so of trees (accusative om) Psalm 104:16, figurative of requital Proverbs 18:20b.
c. with מִן of food Job 19:22 (figurative); figurative of earth having its fill (of rain) Psalm 104:13, and (figurative of requital) Proverbs 18:20a; good sense Proverbs 12:14 (strike out טוֺב, so Toy), bad sense Proverbs 1:31; Proverbs 14:14; with מִן of source Isaiah 66:11 (figurative).
2. more generally, be sated, have desire satisfied:
a. absolute Ezekiel 16:28, 29 (i.e. with harlotry), Jeremiah 50:10 (with plunder), Isaiah 53:11 (with given result); of eyes Proverbs 27:20, of She’ôl and Abaddon Proverbs 27:20, compare Proverbs 30:15; = have abundance Proverbs 30:9 (exposure to arrogance).
b. with accusative, be satisfied with, have one's fill of: Jeremiah 31:14, compare Psalm 17:15; Psalm 63:6; Proverbs 5:10; Ecclesiastes 5:9, compare (eye subject) Ecclesiastes 4:8 accusative of sons Psalm 17:14 (si versa lectio, but text dubious, see Ol Du, compare Bae We), days of life, i.e. reach the full limit (+ זָקֵן) 1 Chronicles 23:1; 2 Chronicles 24:15.
c. with ב of goodness Psalm 65:5, with מִן id. Ecclesiastes 6:3.
d. with ל infinitive, לאֹתִֿשְׂבַּע עַיִן לִרְאוֺת Ecclesiastes 1:8 (|| מָלֵא)
3. have in excess, be surfeited with:
a. lit, with honey (accusative) Proverbs 25:16.
b. figurative = be weary of, with accusative of offerings Isaiah 1:11 (subject י׳), tossings Job 7:4, poverty Proverbs 28:19, shame Habakkuk 2:16, contempt Psalm 123:3; Psalm 123:4 with accusative of person Proverbs 28:17.
c. id., with ב of troubles Psalm 88:4, of reproach Lamentations 3:30.
Niph. Participle נִשְׂבָּע sated Job 31:31.
Pi. satisfy, Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְשַׂבִּ֑עוּ Ezekiel 7:19 they shall not satisfy their appitite (נֶפֶשׁ; || מִלֵּא); Imperative masculine singular suffix, subject י׳, שַׂבְּעֵנִי חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ Psalm 90:14 (2 accusative). **Now (after Syriac Version and Greek Version of the LXX Manuscripts) reads שִבַּעְתָּ Habakkuk 3:9, for שְׁבֻעוֺת, compare GASm; Gr Marti שְׂבֵעַת (adjective feminine construct) thy bow is sated with shafts. We thinks hopeless.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִשְׂבִּיע Psalm 107:9, וְה׳ consecutive Isaiah 58:11; 2nd person feminine singular הִשְׂבַּ֫עַתְּ Ezekiel 27:33, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix יַשְׂבִּעַנִי Job 9:18 2nd person masculine singular תַּשְׂבִּיעַ Isaiah 58:10, 1st person singular וָאַשְׂבִּעַ Jeremiah 5:7, suffix אַשְׂבִּיעֶ֑ךָּ Psalm 81:17 [Psalm 81:16] van d. H., אַשְׂבִּיעֶ֑ךָֿ Baer Gi, etc.; Infinitive construct לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ Job 38:27; Participle מַשְׂבִּיעַ Psalm 103:5; Psalm 145:16; —
1.
a. satisfy (especially with material blessings), subject י׳, with acc. person Jeremiah 5:7 (exposing men to arrogance), Isaiah 58:11 (accusativeנֶפֶשׁ; of refreshment in drought, ב location, figurative of help and blessing), Psalm 107:9 (accusative נֶפֶשׁ; || מִלֵּא), compare Psalm 103:5 (ב instrumental, on accusative see עֲדִי); with accusative of ground Job 38:27 (i.e. with rain); human subject, with accusative נֶפֶשׁ Isaiah 58:10.
b. with accusative of food + person, י׳ subject, Psalm 81:17 [Psalm 81:16] (|| הֶאֱכִיל), Psalm 105:40; Psalm 132:15; Psalm 147:14; with accusative of person + אֹרֶךְ יָמִים Psalm 91:16.
c. י׳ subject, accusative of thing + ל person, לְבָלחַֿי רָצוֺן מַשׂ׳ Psalm 145:16.
d. י׳ subject, with accusative of beast + מִמְּךָ (of Pharaoh, in prophetic figurative) Ezekiel 32:4.
2. enrich subject Tyre, with accusative of a people Ezekiel 27:33 (|| הֶעֱשִׁיר).
3. sate, glut (with the undesired), subject י׳, with accusative of person + ב of thing Lamentations 3:15, accusative of person + Job 9:18.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

16:8; 16:8; 16:12

Deuteronomy

6:11; 8:10; 8:12; 14:29; 26:12; 31:20; 31:20

1 Chronicles

23:1; 23:1

2 Chronicles

24:15; 31:10

Job

7:4; 9:18; 9:18; 19:22; 31:31; 38:27; 38:27

Psalms

17:14; 17:15; 37:19; 59:16; 63:6; 65:5; 81:16; 81:16; 88:4; 90:14; 91:16; 103:5; 103:5; 104:13; 104:16; 104:28; 105:40; 107:9; 107:9; 123:3; 123:4; 132:15; 145:16; 145:16; 147:14

Proverbs

1:31; 5:10; 12:11; 12:14; 14:14; 18:20; 18:20; 20:13; 25:16; 27:20; 27:20; 28:17; 28:19; 30:9; 30:15; 30:16

Ecclesiastes

1:8; 4:8; 5:9; 6:3

Isaiah

1:11; 9:19; 9:19; 44:16; 53:11; 58:10; 58:10; 58:11; 58:11; 66:11

Jeremiah

5:7; 5:7; 31:14; 44:17; 46:10; 50:10; 50:19

Lamentations

3:15; 3:30; 5:6; 5:16

Ezekiel

7:19; 16:28; 16:29; 27:33; 27:33; 32:4; 39:29

Hosea

4:10; 13:6

Joel

2:26

Amos

4:8

Habakkuk

2:5; 2:16; 3:9

Haggai

1:6

H7646

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Strong's Number H7646 matches the Hebrew שָׂבַע (śāḇaʿ),
which occurs 97 times in 93 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Exo 16:8–Pro 18:20)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:8 - And Moses said, “When the LORD gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 16:12 - “I have heard the grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to them, ‘At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I am the LORD your God.’”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 26:26 - When I break your supply[fn] of bread, ten women shall bake your bread in a single oven and shall dole out your bread again by weight, and you shall eat and not be satisfied.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 6:11 - and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:10 - And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 8:12 - lest, when you have eaten and are full and have built good houses and live in them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 11:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 11:15 - And he will give grass in your fields for your livestock, and you shall eat and be full.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:29 - And the Levite, because he has no portion or inheritance with you, and the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your towns, shall come and eat and be filled, that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 26:12 - “When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year, which is the year of tithing, giving it to the Levite, the sojourner, the fatherless, and the widow, so that they may eat within your towns and be filled,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:20 - For when I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and grown fat, they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise me and break my covenant.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRth 2:14 - And at mealtime Boaz said to her, “Come here and eat some bread and dip your morsel in the wine.” So she sat beside the reapers, and he passed to her roasted grain. And she ate until she was satisfied, and she had some left over.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 23:1 - When David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 24:15 - But Jehoiada grew old and full of days, and died. He was 130 years old at his death.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 31:10 - Azariah the chief priest, who was of the house of Zadok, answered him, “Since they began to bring the contributions into the house of the LORD, we have eaten and had enough and have plenty left, for the LORD has blessed his people, so that we have this large amount left.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:25 - And they captured fortified cities and a rich land, and took possession of houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled and became fat and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:4 - When I lie down I say, ‘When shall I arise?’
But the night is long,
and I am full of tossing till the dawn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:18 - he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 19:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 19:22 - Why do you, like God, pursue me?
Why are you not satisfied with my flesh?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 27:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:14 - If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword,
and his descendants have not enough bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:31 - if the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground sprout with grass?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:14 - from men by your hand, O LORD,
from men of the world whose portion is in this life.[fn]
You fill their womb with treasure;[fn]
they are satisfied with children,
and they leave their abundance to their infants.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:15 - As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness;
when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:26 - The afflicted[fn] shall eat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the LORD!
May your hearts live forever!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:19 - they are not put to shame in evil times;
in the days of famine they have abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 59:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 59:15 - They wander about for food
and growl if they do not get their fill.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 63:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 63:5 - My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food,
and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 65:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 65:4 - Blessed is the one you choose and bring near,
to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house,
the holiness of your temple!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:29 - And they ate and were well filled,
for he gave them what they craved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:16 - But he would feed you[fn] with the finest of the wheat,
and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 88:3 - For my soul is full of troubles,
and my life draws near to Sheol.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:14 - Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love,
that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:16 - With long life I will satisfy him
and show him my salvation.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:5 - who satisfies you with good
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:13 - From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:16 - The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:28 - When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:40

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:40 - They asked, and he brought quail,
and gave them bread from heaven in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:9 - For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:3 - Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 123:4 - Our soul has had more than enough
of the scorn of those who are at ease,
of the contempt of the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 132:15 - I will abundantly bless her provisions;
I will satisfy her poor with bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:16 - You open your hand;
you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 147:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 147:14 - He makes peace in your borders;
he fills you with the finest of the wheat.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:31 - therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way,
and have their fill of their own devices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:10 - lest strangers take their fill of your strength,
and your labors go to the house of a foreigner,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:11 - Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:14 - From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good,
and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:14 - The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:20 - From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.

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