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Lexicon :: Strong's H7621 - šᵊḇûʿâ

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שְׁבוּעָה
Transliteration
šᵊḇûʿâ
Pronunciation
sheb-oo-aw'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Pass part of שָׁבַע (H7650)
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TWOT Reference: 2319a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁבוּעָה shᵉbûwʻâh, sheb-oo-aw'; feminine passive participle of H7650; properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath:—curse, oath, × sworn.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x

The KJV translates Strong's H7621 in the following manner: oath (28x), sworn (with H1167) (1x), curse (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 30x
The KJV translates Strong's H7621 in the following manner: oath (28x), sworn (with H1167) (1x), curse (1x).

  1. oath, curse

    1. oath

      1. attesting of innocence

      2. curse

    2. oath (of Jehovah)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁבוּעָה shᵉbûwʻâh, sheb-oo-aw'; feminine passive participle of H7650; properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath:—curse, oath, × sworn.
STRONGS H7621: Abbreviations
† שְׁבוּעָה, שְׁבֻעָה noun feminine (Joshua 2:17 read הַזּה AlbrZAW xvi (1896), 116) oath, curse; — absolute שְׁבוּ׳ Joshua 9:20 +, שְׁבֻ׳ Genesis 26:3 +; construct שְׁבֻעַת Exodus 22:10 +; suffix שְׁבֻעָתִי Genesis 24:8 etc.; plural שְׁבֻעוֺת absolute Ezekiel 21:28, construct Habakkuk 3:9; [Jeremiah 5:24; Ezekiel 45:21 see שָׁבוּעַ]; — oath [as accusative of congnate meaning with verb with הִשָּׁבַע etc. Numbers 30:3 + (in rel.cl.) + 5 times]:
1. of man:
a. attesting innocence Exodus 22:10 (E), friendship 2 Samuel 21:7, promise 1 Kings 2:43 (after שָׁמַר keep; all שְׁבֻעַת י׳ oath to to (י׳); innocence also Numbers 5:21 a; friendship Nehemiah 6:18 (לוֺ בַּעֲלֵישׁ׳), promise Leviticus 5:4; of vow (|| נדר) Numbers 30:3; Numbers 30:11; Numbers 30:14 (שְׁבֻעַת אִסָּר), Joshua 9:20 (all P), Nehemiah 10:30 (|| אָלָה), Ecclesiastes 9:2, of covenant with י׳ 2 Chronicles 15:15, שְׁבוּעַת אֱלֹהִים Ecclesiastes 8:2 (probably of oath of allegiance to king), שְׁבֻעַת שֶׁקֶר Zechariah 8:17; of threat Judges 21:5; 1 Samuel 14:26 (Greek Version of the LXX שְׁבֻעַת י׳); keep, discharge the oath is הֵקִים הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 26:3 (J), Jeremiah 11:5; נָקָה מִשׁ׳ be free, exempt from an oath Genesis 24:8 (J), compare Joshua 2:17, 20.
b. = curse, Isaiah 65:15 and (|| אָלָה) Numbers 5:21 (P), Daniel 9:11.
2. oath of י׳, in promise, Deuteronomy 7:8 (שָׁמַר in rel. clause), || covenant (בְּרִית), שְׁבוּעַתוֺ לְיִצְחָק Psalm 105:9 = 1 Chronicles 16:16. — שְׁבֻעוֺת מַטּוֺת Habakkuk 3:9 very dubious: AV oaths of the tribes; oaths, rods of the word, Hi-St; sworn (passive participle שְׁבַע) were the rods (= chastisements) of (thy) word, Ges Hi RVm; heptads of spears Ew, compare Da; text probably corrupt, Now proposes (אַשְׁפָּֽתְךָ) מַטּוֹת שִׂבֵּעְתָּ thou hast sated with shafts thy quiver; Marti (after Greek Version of the LXXManuscripts) thy bow was satiated with shafts; GASm thou gluttest (?) thy shafts. — Ezekiel 21:28 see √.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

24:8; 24:8; 26:3; 26:3

Exodus

22:10; 22:10

Leviticus

5:4

Numbers

5:21; 5:21; 30:3; 30:3; 30:11; 30:14

Deuteronomy

7:8

Joshua

2:17; 2:17; 2:20; 9:20; 9:20

Judges

21:5

1 Samuel

14:26

2 Samuel

21:7

1 Kings

2:43

1 Chronicles

16:16

2 Chronicles

15:15

Nehemiah

6:18; 10:30

Psalms

105:9

Ecclesiastes

8:2; 9:2

Isaiah

65:15

Jeremiah

5:24; 11:5

Ezekiel

21:28; 21:28; 45:21

Daniel

9:11

Habakkuk

3:9; 3:9

Zechariah

8:17

H7621

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7621 matches the Hebrew שְׁבוּעָה (šᵊḇûʿâ),
which occurs 30 times in 29 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 24:8 - And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only thou shalt not bring my son thither again.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 26:3 - sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 22:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:11 - the oath of Jehovah shall be between them both, whether he hath not put his hand unto his neighbor’s goods; and the owner thereof shall accept it, and he shall not make restitution.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 5:4 - Or if any one swear rashly with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter rashly with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:21 - then the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, Jehovah make thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when Jehovah doth make thy thigh to fall away, and thy body to swell;

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:2

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:2 - When a man voweth a vow unto Jehovah, or sweareth an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word; he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:10 - And if she vowed in her husband’s house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 30:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 30:13 - Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:8

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:8 - but because Jehovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:17 - And the men said unto her, We will be guiltless of this thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:20 - But if thou utter this our business, then we shall be guiltless of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:20 - This we will do to them, and let them live; lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 21:5 - And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto Jehovah? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto Jehovah to Mizpah, saying, He shall surely be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:26

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:26 - And when the people were come unto the forest, behold, the honey dropped: but no man put his hand to his mouth; for the people feared the oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 21:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 21:7 - But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 2:43

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 2:43 - Why then hast thou not kept the oath of Jehovah, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:16 -
The covenant which he made with Abraham,
And his oath unto Isaac,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 15:15

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:15 - And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Jehovah gave them rest round about.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 6:18 - For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:29

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:29 - They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:9 -
The covenant which he made with Abraham,
And his oath unto Isaac,

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 8:2 - I counsel thee, Keep the king’s command, and that in regard of the oath of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 9:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:2 - All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:15 - And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my chosen; and the Lord Jehovah will slay thee; and he will call his servants by another name:

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:5 - that I may establish the oath which I sware unto your fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey, as at this day. Then answered I, and said, Amen, O Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 21:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 21:23 - And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, who have sworn oaths unto them; but he bringeth iniquity to remembrance, that they may be taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:11 - Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even turning aside, that they should not obey thy voice: therefore hath the curse been poured out upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God; for we have sinned against him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 3:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 3:9 -
Thy bow was made quite bare;
The oaths to the tribes were a sure word.
[Selah
Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:17 - and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate, saith Jehovah.
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