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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 tarry H7663 for them till they were grown? would ye stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out 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 gate of the valley, even before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed H7663 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 H7663 the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley, and so returned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 9:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - Now in the twelfth month, that 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, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped H7663 to have power over them, (though 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 H7663 all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:166

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - LORD, I have hoped H7663 for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 145:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:15 - The eyes of all wait H7663 upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18 - For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope H7663 for thy truth.
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