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Lexicon :: Strong's H7665 - šāḇar

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שָׁבַר
Transliteration
šāḇar
Pronunciation
shaw-bar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2321

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁבַר shâbar, shaw-bar'; a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively):—break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 150x

The KJV translates Strong's H7665 in the following manner: break (115x), destroy (9x), break in pieces (8x), break down (4x), hurt (3x), torn (2x), give birth (1x), crush (1x), quench (1x), miscellaneous (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 150x
The KJV translates Strong's H7665 in the following manner: break (115x), destroy (9x), break in pieces (8x), break down (4x), hurt (3x), torn (2x), give birth (1x), crush (1x), quench (1x), miscellaneous (6x).
  1. to break, break in pieces

    1. (Qal)

      1. break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench

      2. to break, rupture (fig)

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked

      2. to be broken, be crushed (fig)

    3. (Piel) to shatter, break

    4. (Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth

    5. (Hophal) to be broken, be shattered

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁבַר shâbar, shaw-bar'; a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively):—break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663).
STRONGS H7665: Abbreviations
שָׁבַר 148 verb break, break in pieces (Late Hebrew id.; Sabean תֿבר, break, destroy DHMHof. Mus., no. 1, l. 26 MordtmHi 74; Arabic bdb099005 restrain, destroy; Aramaic תְּבַר, bdb099006; Assyrian šabâru, break, break in pieces; Ethiopic bdb099007 break); —
Qal53 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ 1 Kings 13:28; Isaiah 14:5, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁבֹּר Jeremiah 19:11, בּוֺר- Isaiah 42:3; 3rd person feminine singular תִּשְׁבָּרֿ Proverbs 25:15, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁבֹר Psalm 10:15, suffix שָׁבְרֵם Jeremiah 17:18; Infinitive construct לִשְׁבֹּר Genesis 19:9 + 2 times, שְׁבוֺר Jeremiah 28:12; Participle active שֹׁבֵר Ezekiel 4:16 + 2 times; passive שָׁבוּר Leviticus 22:22, plural construct שְׁבוּרֵי Psalm 147:3; — break, literally, object earthen vessel Judges 7:20; Leviticus 11:33 (P), Jeremiah 19:11 (in simile, compare Jeremiah 19:11; Jeremiah 48:33; Isaiah 30:14, flask Jeremiah 19:10, gate-bar Amos 1:5 (in metaphor), bow Hosea 1:5; Jeremiah 49:35, and sword Hosea 2:20 (מִןהָֿאָרֶץ), bone of lamb Exodus 12:46; Numbers 9:12 (P), and (in metaphor) Proverbs 25:15, compare שָׁבוּר i.e. fractured of limb Leviticus 22:22 (H), yoke Jeremiah 28:10, 12, 13, and, in metaphor, of deliverance (י׳ subject) Jeremiah 28:2; Jeremiah 28:4; Jeremiah 28:11; Jeremiah 38:8 (with מֵעַל), +4 times, of rebellion Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 5:5, so staff Isaiah 14:5 + 5 times, reed Isaiah 42:3, arm of Pharaoh Ezekiel 30:21, 22, 24 compare Psalm 10:15; trees (subject thunder) Psalm 29:5; break in, down, door Genesis 19:9 (J); rend violently (of lion), man 1 Kings 13:26, ass 1 Kings 13:28; wreck Tyre (as ship) Ezekiel 27:26; figurative break pride Leviticus 26:19 (H); crush (figurative) Isaiah 14:25 (compare Jeremiah 48:28 above), Lamentations 1:15; Daniel 11:26; מִשְׁנֶה שִׁבָּרוֺן שׁ׳ Jeremiah 17:18; break, rupture, heart (figurative) Psalm 69:21+ Ezekiel 6:9 (see Niph. near the end), שְׁבוּרֵי לֵב Psalm 147:3; וָאֶשְׁבֹּר עָלָיו חֻקִּי Job 38:10 broke for it my boundary, of sea, reference to abrupt ending of mainland; = quench thirst (frangere sitim) Psalm 104:11.
Niph.57 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִשְׁבַּר Exodus 22:9 +, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁבֵר Leviticus 6:21 +, 3rd person feminine singular וְתִשָּׁ֫בֶר Ecclesiastes 12:6, 2nd person masculine singular תִּשָּׁבֵר Ezekiel 29:7, שַבר - Ezekiel 32:28, etc.; Infinitive construct הִשָּׁבֵר Jonah 1:4 Participle נִשְׁבָּר Psalm 51:19, feminine singular נִשְׁבָּרָה Psalm 51:19, נִשְׁבֶּ֫רֵת Ezekiel 27:34 +, etc.; — be broken, of neck 1 Samuel 4:18, bones Psalm 34:21, gate-bars Jeremiah 51:30, rod (in figurative) Isaiah 14:21; Jeremiah 48:17, idols Ezekiel 6:4, 6, horn Daniel 8:8, compare Daniel 8:22, arm Job 31:22 (מִקָּנָה), and (in metaphor) Jeremiah 48:25; Job 38:15; Psalm 37:17, compare Ezekiel 30:22, bough Ezekiel 31:12; Isaiah 27:11, compare (figurative) of wickedness, like a tree Job 24:20, other things Psalm 37:15; Jeremiah 50:23; Ezekiel 29:7; Psalm 124:7; cisterns Jeremiah 2:13 (id.), pottery Leviticus 6:21; Leviticus 15:12 (P), Ecclesiastes 12:6 (in figurative); = be maimed, crippled (have limb broken), of animal Exodus 22:9; Exodus 22:13 (E), and (figurative) Ezekiel 34:4, 16; Zechariah 11:16, so (figurative of men stumbling) Isaiah 8:15; Isaiah 28:13; be wrecked, of ships 1 Kings 22:49 (read Qr נִשְׁבְּרוּ), || 2 Chronicles 20:37; Jonah 1:4, metaphor of Tyre Ezekiel 27:34; figurative be crushed, destroyed (person, warriors, kingdoms, etc.), Jeremiah 14:17; Jeremiah 22:20; Jeremiah 48:4; Jeremiah 51:8 + 10 times; figurative be broken, of heart Jeremiah 23:9; Isaiah 61:1; Psalm 34:19 [Psalm 34:18]; Psalm 51:19, compare רוּחַ נִשׁ׳ Psalm 34:19 [Psalm 34:18]. — Exodus 6:9 read probably וְשָֽׁבַרְתִּ֫י (We Sm Berthol Toy Krae); Co בְּשָׁבְרִי.
Pi.36 Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שִׁבַּר Isaiah 21:9 +, שִׁבֵּ֑ר Exodus 9:25, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְשַׁבֵּר Psalm 46:10 +, 2nd person masculine plural תְּשַׁבֵּר֑וּן Exodus 34:13, etc.; Infinitive absolute שַׁבֵּר Exodus 23:24; Participle מְשַׁבֵּר 1 Kings 19:11; — shatter, break, tablets Exodus 32:19 (E), Exodus 34:1 (J), Deuteronomy 9:17; Deuteronomy 10:2; מַצֵּבוֺת Exodus 23:24 (E; + Infinitive absolute), Exodus 34:13 (J) + 7 times; images 2 Kings 11:18 + 3 times; bronze sea, etc., 2 Kings 25:13 = Jeremiah 52:17; horns Daniel 8:7; jaws Job 29:17 (in figurative); of hail shattering tree Exodus 9:25 (J), compare 1 Kings 19:11; elsewhere subject י׳, shattering gate-bars, etc., weapons Isaiah 45:2; Isaiah 38:13; Lamentations 2:9; Lamentations 3:4; Psalm 46:10; Psalm 76:4; Psalm 107:16, trees Psalm 29:5; Psalm 105:33, heads of תַּנִּינִים Psalm 74:13; wrecking ship Psalm 48:8.
Hiph. cause to break out, i.e. bring to the birth, Imperfect 1st person singular הַאֲנִי אַשְׁבִּיר וְלֹא אוֺלִיד Isaiah 66:9 (י׳ subject; compare מַשְׁבֵּר below).
Hoph. be broken, shattered (in heart), Perfect 1st person singular עַלשֶֿׁבֶר בַּתעַֿמִּי הָשְׁבַּ֑רְתִּי Jeremiah 8:21.

שָׁבוּר Leviticus 22:22 see √ Qal.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8406.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

19:9; 19:9

Exodus

6:9; 9:25; 9:25; 12:46; 22:9; 22:9; 22:13; 23:24; 23:24; 32:19; 34:1; 34:13; 34:13

Leviticus

6:21; 6:21; 11:33; 15:12; 22:22; 22:22; 22:22; 26:19

Numbers

9:12

Deuteronomy

9:17; 10:2

Judges

7:20

1 Samuel

4:18

1 Kings

13:26; 13:28; 13:28; 19:11; 19:11; 22:49

2 Kings

11:18; 25:13

2 Chronicles

20:37

Job

24:20; 29:17; 31:22; 38:10; 38:15

Psalms

10:15; 10:15; 29:5; 29:5; 34:18; 34:18; 34:21; 37:15; 37:17; 46:10; 46:10; 48:8; 51:19; 51:19; 51:19; 69:21; 74:13; 76:4; 104:11; 105:33; 107:16; 124:7; 147:3; 147:3

Proverbs

25:15; 25:15

Ecclesiastes

12:6; 12:6

Isaiah

8:15; 14:5; 14:5; 14:21; 14:25; 21:9; 27:11; 28:13; 30:14; 38:13; 42:3; 42:3; 45:2; 61:1; 66:9

Jeremiah

2:13; 2:20; 5:5; 8:21; 14:17; 17:18; 17:18; 19:10; 19:11; 19:11; 19:11; 22:20; 23:9; 28:2; 28:4; 28:10; 28:11; 28:12; 28:12; 28:13; 38:8; 48:4; 48:17; 48:25; 48:28; 48:33; 49:35; 50:23; 51:8; 51:30; 52:17

Lamentations

1:15; 2:9; 3:4

Ezekiel

4:16; 6:4; 6:6; 6:9; 27:26; 27:34; 27:34; 29:7; 29:7; 30:21; 30:22; 30:22; 30:24; 31:12; 32:28; 34:4; 34:16

Daniel

8:7; 8:8; 8:22; 11:26

Hosea

1:5; 2:20

Amos

1:5

Jonah

1:4; 1:4

Zechariah

11:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7665 matches the Hebrew שָׁבַר (šāḇar),
which occurs 28 times in 27 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:13 - “My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:20 - “Long ago you broke off your yoke and tore off your bonds; you said, ‘I will not serve you!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every spreading tree you lay down as a prostitute.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 5:5 - So I will go to the leaders and speak to them; surely they know the way of the LORD, the requirements of their God.” But with one accord they too had broken off the yoke and torn off the bonds.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:21 - Since my people are crushed, I am crushed; I mourn, and horror grips me.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:17 - “Speak this word to them: “ ‘Let my eyes overflow with tears night and day without ceasing; for the Virgin Daughter, my people, has suffered a grievous wound, a crushing blow.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:18 - Let my persecutors be put to shame, but keep me from shame; let them be terrified, but keep me from terror. Bring on them the day of disaster; destroy them with double destruction.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:10 - “Then break the jar while those who go with you are watching,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 - and say to them, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty says: I will smash this nation and this city just as this potter’s jar is smashed and cannot be repaired. They will bury the dead in Topheth until there is no more room.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:20 - “Go up to Lebanon and cry out, let your voice be heard in Bashan, cry out from Abarim, for all your allies are crushed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:9 - Concerning the prophets: My heart is broken within me; all my bones tremble. I am like a drunken man, like a strong man overcome by wine, because of the LORD and his holy words.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:2 - “This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: ‘I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:4 - I will also bring back to this place Jehoiachin[fn] son of Jehoiakim king of Judah and all the other exiles from Judah who went to Babylon,’ declares the LORD, ‘for I will break the yoke of the king of Babylon.’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:10 - Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah and broke it,
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:11 - and he said before all the people, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations within two years.’ ” At this, the prophet Jeremiah went on his way.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:12 - After the prophet Hananiah had broken the yoke off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 28:13 - “Go and tell Hananiah, ‘This is what the LORD says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:8 - “ ‘In that day,’ declares the LORD Almighty, ‘I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:13 - There in the temple of the sun[fn] in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.’ ”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:4 - Moab will be broken; her little ones will cry out.[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:17 - Mourn for her, all who live around her, all who know her fame; say, ‘How broken is the mighty scepter, how broken the glorious staff!’
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:25 - Moab’s horn[fn] is cut off; her arm is broken,”

declares the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:38 - On all the roofs in Moab and in the public squares there is nothing but mourning, for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants,”

declares the LORD.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:35 - This is what the LORD Almighty says: “See, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:23 - How broken and shattered is the hammer of the whole earth! How desolate is Babylon among the nations!
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:8 - Babylon will suddenly fall and be broken. Wail over her! Get balm for her pain; perhaps she can be healed.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they remain in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become weaklings. Her dwellings are set on fire; the bars of her gates are broken.
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:17 - The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars, the movable stands and the bronze Sea that were at the temple of the LORD and they carried all the bronze to Babylon.
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