Strong's Lexicon

H5445

H5445 — סָבַל

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewcabalverb-stemOccurrences: 9TWOT: 1458

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5445
Word:סָבַל
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:9
Transliteration:cabal
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-bal'
Meaning:1. to carry (literally or figuratively), or (reflexively) be burdensome 2. specifically, to be gravid
KJV Renderings:bear, be a burden, carry, strong to labour.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5485

[סָבַל] verb bear a heavy load (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic סְבַל [untranscribed source text 3513] id.; compare also below זבל above); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix סְבָלָם Isa 53:4 1 plural סָבָ֑לְנוּ Lam 5:7 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסְבֹּל Isa 53:11 1 singular אֶסְבֹּל Isa 46:4 3 masculine plural suffix יִסְבְּלֻהוּ Isa 46:7 Infinitive construct לִסְבֹּל Gen 49:15bear a load, וַיֵּט שִׁכְמוֺ לִסְבֹּל Gen 49:15 (poem in J ; of Issachar under figure of ass); of carrying an idol Isa 46:7 of ׳ י carrying Israel Isa 46:4 Isa 46:4 servant of ׳ י carrying load of pain Isa 53:4 and guilt Isa 53:11 Israel bearing iniquities of fathers Lam 5:7.
Pu`al Participle plural מְסֻבָּלִים laden, Ps 144:14 (i.e. pregnant Ges Hi Ew Hup-Now Che and others; perhaps better, token of abundant harvest, so many, see especially Bae).
Hithpa`el Imperfect וְיִסְתַּכֵּל הֶחָגָב Eccl 12:5 drag oneself along, as a burden (see חָגָב ).


BDB9729

ס


סַבְּכָא see שַׂבְּכָא .


[סְבַל] verb si vera lectio bear, carry a load (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Po`. Passive participle אֻשֹּׁ֫הִי מְסוֺבְלִים (K§ 36 GGA, 1884, 1016) Ezra 6:3 its foundations (be) raised (Thes and others; WCG 203, 225), very dubious; HptGu on the passage conjectures ׳ מְס ׳ אֶשֹּׁהִ his (God's) fire-offerings they bring (Assyrian Zabâlu ), so (hesitantly) Berthol.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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