Strong's Lexicon

H7648

H7648 — שׂוֹבַע

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

Hebrewsobanoun mascOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2231a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7648
Word:	שׂוֹבַע
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H7646
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	soba
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	` (so'-bah) n-m.
Meaning:	1. satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)
KJV Renderings:	fill, full(-ness), satisfying, be satisfied.

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BDB8153

שׂ֫בַע noun [masculine] satiety, abundance; — absolute ׳ לָשׂ Exod 16:3 +, cstr שׂבַע Ps 16:11, ׳ לְשׂ Prov 13:25 suffix שָׂבֶעֶ֑ךָ Deut 23:25, שָׂבְעָהּ Ruth 2:18 —

1. satiety as to food Ruth 2:18 ׳ לָשׂ (לֶחֶםׅ אָכַל Exod 16:3 ( P ), Lev 25:19 ; Lev 26:5 (both H ), compare ׳ לָשׂ Ps 78:25 ׳ אָכַלכְּ֗֗֗נַפְשְׁךָ שׂ Deut 23:25 eat grapes according to thine appeitite, (namely) thy fill , compare נַפְשׁוֺ ׳ אָכַל לְשׂ Prov 13:25.

2. satisfying abundance, שְׂמָחוֺת ׳ שׂ Ps 16:11.

Other Resources

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