BDB5486
סֵ֫בֶל noun [masculine] load, burden; — absolute Neh 4:11; Ps 81:7 (enforced burden); construct id., = burdensome labour (of corvée) 1Kgs 11:28. — See also סַבָּל.
Strong's Lexicon
H5449
H5449 — סַבָּל
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H5449 |
|---|---|
| Word: | סַבָּל |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H5445 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | cabbal |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sab-bawl' |
| Meaning: | 1. a porter |
| KJV Renderings: | (to bear, bearer of) burden(-s). |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB5488
סַבָּל noun [masculine] burden-bearer, (late); — only absolute ׳ ס collective Neh 4:4; 2Chr 2:1; 2Chr 2:17 masculine plural absolute סַבָּלִים 2Chr 34:13 — נשֵֹׁא סַבָּל 1Kgs 5:29 is certainly wrong; ᵐ5 αἴροντες ἄρσιν, ᵑ9 qui onera portabant, hence probably נשֵֹׁא סֵ֫בֶל; > אִישׁ סַבָּל , as || 2Chr 2:1 .
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke