Strong's Lexicon

H7639

H7639 — שְׂבָכָה

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

Hebrewsbakahnoun femOccurrences: 16TWOT: 2230b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7639
Word:	שְׂבָכָה
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	feminine of H7638
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	16
Transliteration:	sbakah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	seb-aw-kaw'
Meaning:	1. a net-work, i.e (in hunting) a snare, (in architecture) a ballustrade 2. also a reticulated ornament to a pillar
KJV Renderings:	checker, lattice, network, snare, wreath(-enwork).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8150

שְׂבָכָה noun feminine lattice-work, network; — absolute ׳ ר 1Kgs 7:18 +, plural שְׂבָכוֺת 1Kgs 7:41 +, שְׂבָכִים 1Kgs 7:17 —

1. probably window-lattice 2Kgs 1:2.

2. net-ornament on pillars, 1Kgs 7:17 (twice in verse)

(for שׁבעה) Bö Th Sta Klo Kmp Benz Kit Bur; (omitted by ᵐ5 Kit Benz), 1Kgs 7:18 20 (corrupt, compare Kit Benz), V:41; V:42; V:42; 2Chr 4:12; 2Chr 4:13 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 25:17 (twice in verse) || Jer 52:22; Jer 52:23.

3. network, toils, for catcing animals (figurative) Job 18:8 (+ רֶשֶׁת, פַּךְ, צַמִּים).

שְׂבָכִים see שְׂבָכָה . above

BDB9911

שׂ

שַׂבְּכָא ( > van d. H. ׳ ס, see Baer) noun [masculine] trigon, musical instrument (whence probably Greek σαμβύκη, triangular instrument with four strings, see Thes Lewy^{Fremdw. 161 f.} Prince^{EB 3238} Dr^{Dan 3:5}; also Biblical Hebrew שׂבָכָה lattice-work, √ שׂבך, compare Syriac [untranscribed source text 6155]); — Dan 3:5; Dan 3:7 ; Dan 3:10; Dan 3:15.

Other Resources

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