BDB8431
[שָׁבַע]186 verb swear (probably, so to say, seven oneself, or bind oneself by seven things, compare Thes (as alternative), Gerb108ff; Late Hebrew Niph`al= Biblical Hebrew; ᵑ7 שְׁבַע Ithpe`el, Aph`el; see also Dr Gen 21:28 KöHast. DB NUMBER, 565 RSSemitic i. 166, 2nd ed., 182 WeReste Arabic Heid. 2, 186); —
Qal (according to Thes
Rob Ges) Passive participle
שְׁבֻעֵי שְׁבֻעוֺת
Ezek 21:28
those sworn with (= who have sworn) oathsשְׁבוּעָה
, according to Krae, oaths of oaths (the
most sacred);
ᵐ5
ᵑ6
Co omitted; both from שָׁבוּעַ, Ew
Sm
׳
שָׁ
׳
שׁ
weeks on weeks (plenty of time).
Niph`al
Perfect, 3 masculine singularנִשְׁבַּע
Gen 24:7, + etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singularיִשָּׁבַע
Lev 5:24 +,
וַיִּשָּׁ֫בַע
Gen 24:9 +; 2
masculine singular תִּשֶּׁבֵ֑עַ
Deut 6:13; Deut 10:20 1
singular אִשָּׁב֑עַ
Gen 21:24,
וָאֶשָּׁ֫בַע
1Kgs 2:8; Ezek 16:8, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular הַשָּֽׁבְעָה
Gen 21:23 +,
etc.; Infinitive absolute
הִשָּׁבֵע
Num 30:3,
הִשָּׁבֵעַ
Jer 7:9 construct
הִשָּׁבֵעַ
Jer 12:16
(twice in verse) +
1Sam 20:17 see infra; Participle
נִשְׁבָּע
Zech 5:3 +, etc.; —
swear, take an oath:
1. subject man:
a. in asseveration, absolute Gen 21:24; Gen 21:31 (
E
), Judg
21:1
; Judg
21:18
; 2Sam
21:2
+; also followed byוַיּאֹמֶר
1Sam 20:3;
1Kgs 1:29
,
followed by לֵאמֹר
2Sam 3:35
; Josh 14:9
(
D
); with accusative of cognate meaning with verb Num 30:3 (
P
; || נָדַר); + לַשֶּׁקֶר
Jer 5:2; Jer 7:9; Lev 5:24 (
P
; + עַל of thing), Mal 3:5 + ׳
עלשֿׁ
Lev 5:22 (
P
); + לְמִרְמָה
Ps 24:4
followed by
infinitive Lev 5:4
(
P
), Ps
15:4
; Ps
119:106
+ ל person take an oath to, Josh 6:22 (
J
E
), Josh
9:20
(
P
; accusative of cognate meaning with verb) Gen 24:9 (+ עַלהַֿדָּבָר הַזֶּה +, so
also 1Sam
20:17 (read
לְהִשָּׁבֵעַ
אֶלֿ for לְהַשְׁבְּיעַ אֶתֿ,
ᵐ5
ᵑ9
Th
We
Dr and others); oath allegiance (׳
לי ) Isa 19:18; Isa 45:23; Zeph 1:5; 2Chr 5:14, compare(absolute) v
2Chr 5:15
(Josh 23:7
see
Hiph`il); also sq וַיּאֹמֶר
2Kgs 25:24
, followed by לֵאמֹר
2Sam 21:17
; 1Kgs
1:13
; Jer 40:9
followed byפֶּן = that not
Judg 15:12
,
followed by אִם = id.
1Kgs 1:51
+
אֶל person followed by לֵאמֹר
Jer 38:16
+ ׳
בי by ׳
י, followed by infinitive Judg 21:7 + ׳
בְּשֵׁם י
1Sam 20:42
;
Isa 48:1,
compare Gen
31:53
(
E
), Deut
6:13
; Deut
10:20; Jer 12:16 (+ ׳
חַייֿ), Isa 65:16; Zech 5:4 (לַשָּׁ֑קֶר), Lev 19:12 (id.
), Ps 63:12;
Dan 12:7
׳
בי followed by אִם
2Sam 19:8
+
ל person with ׳
בי
Josh 9:18;
Josh 9:19 (
P
; pledge faith), followed byלֵאמֹר
1Sam 28:10
;
1Kgs 11:30
; 1Kgs 2:8
;
1Kgs 2:23
,
followed by כִּי of object clause Josh 2:12 (
J
E
),
1Kgs
1:17 + ל person with ׳
בא, followed by אִם
Gen 21:23
(
E
),
1Sam
30:15 as verb of quotation + object ׳
חַייֿ
Hos 4:15;
Jer 4:2; 1Sam 19:6 (+
אִם), + אִם in oratio recta [direct speech] Ps 132:2
(||
נָדַר); also כְּלֹא אֱלֹהִים
Jer 5:7,
בַּבָּ֑עַל
Jer 12:16
,
בְּמַלְכָּם
Zeph 1:3,
compare
Amos 8:14
(+
וְאָמַר).
b.
imprecate, curse, בִּי
by me Psalms; Ps 102:9 (compare שְׁבוּעָה
1.b.
קְלָלָה).
2. subject ׳
י: swear, with בִּי
by myself
Gen 22:16 (
J
E
), Jer 22:5
(clause כִּי), Jer 49:13 (id.), Isa 45:23 (id.
), with בְּקָדְשׁוֺ
Amos 4:2 (
id.), compare Ps 89:36 (|| אִם אֲכַזֵּב), compare also Amos 6:8;
Amos 8:17;
Jer 44:26;
Jer 51:14;
Isa 62:8
swear, followed by infinitive Deut 1:35; Deut 4:21; Josh 21:41 (van d. H.
Baer; Josh 21:43
Gi), followed by מִן infinitive= not to
Isa 54:9
(twice in verse) followed by אִם
Ps 90:10,
followed by לֵאמֹר
Deut 1:34; Isa 14:24;
Num 32:10(
P
); followed by oratio recta [direct speech] Ps 110:4 with ל
person take an oath to, Gen 24:7(
J
), Exod
13:11 (
J
), Deut 2:14
+ 7 t. Deuteronomy (accusative of cognate meaning with verbDeut 7:8; Deut 9:5), Ezek 16:8 (|| בּוֺא
בִבְרִית, Ps 89:4 (|| כָּרַת בְּרִית), Ps 89:50 (בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶ֑ךָ
), +; ל person + infinitive (usually to give land
Exod 13:5 (
J
), Deut 1:8
+ 9 t. Deuteronomy; Josh 1:6; Josh 5:6 (twice in verse) (all
R
D
), Jer 11:5
(+ accusative of cognate meaning with verb), Jer 32:22
ל person + accusative of thing (usually land) = promise by
oath to
Gen 50:24;
Exod 33:1; Num 11:12
(all
J
), Num
14:16;
Num 14:23 (
J
E
), Num
32:11 (
P
), Judg 2:1
; Mic 7:20
; Deut 6:18
+ 8 t. Deuteronomy (object covenant Deut 4:31; Deut 8:18); ל person omitted Deut 31:21.
Hiph`il
Perf. 3 masculine singular הִשְׁבִּיעַ
Exod 13:19
+, 1 singular הִשְׁבַּעְתִּי
Song 2:7 +, etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיַּשְׁבַּע
Gen 50:25 +,
suffix וַיַּשְׁבִּעֵנִי
Gen 24:37,
etc.; Infinitive absolute
הַשְׁבֵּעַ
Exod 13:19;
1Sam 14:28
construct הַשְׁבִּיעַ
1Sam 14:27
(1Sam 20:17
see
Niph`al); Participle suffix מַשְׁבִּיעֶ֑ךָ
1Kgs 22:16
;
2Chr 18:15 —
1.
cause to take an oath, subject always man: with accusative of person Gen 50:6
(
J
), +
1Sam 14:27; 1Kgs 18:10; 2Kgs 11:4, + accusative
of cognate meaning
Josh 2:17;
Josh 2:20 (
J
), לֵאמֹר
Gen
24:37; Gen
50:5 (both
J
), Gen
50:25 (
E
),
Josh 6:26 (
J
; accusative of person omitted), so (Infinitive absolute + Perfect) Exod 13:19 (
J
E
), 1Sam
14:28, + וְאָמַר
Num 5:19
and (with accusative of cognate meaning with verb) Num 5:21 (both
P
), + infinitive clause Neh 5:12; Ezra 10:5 + ׳
בי by ׳
י
Gen 24:3
(
J
; clause אֲשֶׁר), 1Kgs 2:42 (|| וָאָעִד
בְּךָ, + לֵאמֹר, compare Josh 23:7 (
R
D
; but read perhaps
Niph`al
תִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ
Gr and others;
ᵐ5
strike out), Neh 13:25 (clause אִם, oratio
recta), 2Chr 36:13.
2.
adjure, with accusative of person 1Kgs 22:16;
2Chr 18:15 (both + clause אֲשֶׁר);
elsewhere only Canticles: Song 5:9, with clause מַהֿ interrogative v
Song 5:8, with clause אִם
that not
Song 2:7;
Song 3:5 (both + ב of oath), = clause
מַהֿ
Song 8:4 (see
מָה
2.a.
(b)). — 1Sam 20:17 see
Niph`al