BDB8400
שְׁבוֺ noun [feminine] a precious stone (relation to above √ dubious; = Assyrian šubû ᵐ5 ᵑ9 agate); — Exod 28:19=Exod 39:12 (+לֶשֶׁם, אַחְלָ֑מָה).
Strong's Lexicon
H7618
H7618 — שְׁבוּ
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H7618 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שְׁבוּ |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (probably identical with that of H7617 through the idea of subdivision into flashes or streamers) meaning to flame |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | shbuw |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | sheb-oo' |
| Meaning: | 1. a gem (from its sparkle), probably the agate |
| KJV Renderings: | agate. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
השְבוּן (whesh-bohn’)
Ecclesiastes 7:25
- KJV: I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:I applied…: Heb. I and mine heart compassed
- EHCC: seek out wisdom, and the reason
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