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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 BoxRth 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRth 1:13 - would you therefore H3860 wait H7663 until H5704 H834 they were grown? H1431 Would you therefore H3860 refrain H5702 from marrying? H1166 H1961 H376 No, H408 my daughters; H1323 for it is [fn]harder H3966 H4843 for me than H4480 for you, for the hand H3027 of the LORD H3068 has gone H3318 forth H3318 against me.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:13 - So I went H3318 out at night H3915 by the Valley H1516 Gate H8179 in the direction H6440 of the Dragon’s H5886 Well H5886 and on to the [fn]Refuse H830 Gate, H8179 inspecting H7663 the walls H2346 of Jerusalem H3389 which H834 were broken H6555 down H6555 and its gates H8179 which were consumed H398 by fire. H784

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:15 - So I went H5927 up at night H3915 by the ravine H5158 and inspected H7663 the wall. H2346 Then I entered H935 the Valley H1516 Gate H8179 again and returned. H7725

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 9:1 - Now in the twelfth H8147 H6240 month H2320 (that is, the month H2320 Adar), H143 on the thirteenth H7969 H6240 [fn]day H3117 when H834 the king’s H4428 command H1697 and edict H1881 [fn]were about to be executed, H6213 on the day H3117 when H834 the enemies H340 of the Jews H3064 hoped H7663 to gain H7980 the mastery H7980 over H7980 them, it was turned H2015 to the contrary so that the Jews H3064 themselves H1992 gained H7980 the mastery H7980 over H7980 those who hated H8130 them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:27 - They all H3605 wait H7663 for You
To give H5414 them their food H400 in [fn]due season. H6256

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:166 - I hope H7663 for Your salvation, H3444 O LORD, H3068
And do H6213 Your commandments. H4687

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:15 - The eyes H5869 of all H3605 [fn]look H7663 to You,
And You give H5414 them their food H400 in due time. H6256

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:18 - “For Sheol H7585 cannot H3808 thank H3034 You,
Death H4194 cannot praise H1984 You;
Those who go H3381 down H3381 to the pit H953 cannot H3808 hope H7663 for Your faithfulness. H571
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