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Lexicon :: Strong's H7663 - śāḇar

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שָׂבַר
Transliteration
śāḇar
Pronunciation
saw-bar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2232

Strong’s Definitions

שָׂבַר sâbar, saw-bar'; erroneously שָׁבַר shâbar; (Nehemiah 2:13,15), a primitive root; to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience):—hope, tarry, view, wait.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H7663 in the following manner: hope (3x), wait (2x), view (2x), tarry (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H7663 in the following manner: hope (3x), wait (2x), view (2x), tarry (1x).

  1. to inspect, examine, wait, hope, wait upon

    1. (Qal) examined (participle)

    2. (Piel)

      1. to wait (for), wait upon

      2. to hope (for)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׂבַר sâbar, saw-bar'; erroneously שָׁבַר shâbar; (Nehemiah 2:13,15), a primitive root; to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience):—hope, tarry, view, wait.
STRONGS H7663: Abbreviations
† I. [שָׂבַר] verb inspect, examine (van d. H. שֹׁבֵר [so Greek Version of the LXX συντρίβων], but Masoretic שׂ׳ see Norzi; hence connection with Arabic bdb096001 probe a wound, try, examine, improbable, and this (according to Frä261) denominative from Aramaic loan-word; improbable also is connection with Aramaic סְבַר think (compare following), KauAramaic in AT, 85); —
Qal Participle שׂבֵר, with ב object, Nehemiah 2:13, 15 I examined into the wall, inspected it closely.

† II. [שָׂבַר]
Pi. wait, hope (Aramaism; compare Aramaic H5452 סְבַר think, Pa. hope; bdb096002 believe, hope, Pa. think, Aph. hope); — Perfect 1st person singular שִׂבַּרְתִּי Psalm 119:166, 3rd person plural שִׂבְּרוּ Esther 9:1; Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יְשַׂבְּרוּ Isaiah 38:18, יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ Psalm 145:15, יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן Psalm 104:27; 2rd person feminine plural תְּשַׂבֵּרְנָה Ruth 1:13; —
1. wait for, ל person, Ruth 1:13.
2. hope for, ל of thing Psalm 119:166, אֶל of thing Isaiah 38:18, אֶל person Psalm 104:27; Psalm 145:15; ל infinitive Esther 9:1 hope to rule.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H5452.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ruth

1:13; 1:13

Nehemiah

2:13; 2:15

Esther

9:1; 9:1

Psalms

104:27; 104:27; 119:166; 119:166; 145:15; 145:15

Isaiah

38:18; 38:18

H7663

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7663 matches the Hebrew שָׂבַר (śāḇar),
which occurs 8 times in 8 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rth 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:13 - would ye therefore tarry till they were grown? would ye therefore stay from having husbands? nay, my daughters, for it grieveth me much for your sakes, for the hand of Jehovah is gone forth against me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:13 - And I went out by night by the valley gate, even toward the jackal’s well, and to the dung gate, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates thereof were consumed with fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:15 - Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed the wall; and I turned back, and entered by the valley gate, and so returned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them (whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them),

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:27 -
These wait all for thee,
That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:166

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 -
I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah,
And have done thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:15 -
The eyes of all wait for thee;
And thou givest them their food in due season.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18 -
For Sheol cannot praise thee, death cannot celebrate thee:
They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
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