Strong's Lexicon

H7663

H7663 — שָׂבַר שָׁבַר

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

Hebrewsabarverb-stemOccurrences: 8TWOT: 2232

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7663
Word:	שָׂבַר שָׁבַר
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	8
Transliteration:	sabar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	saw-bar' (erroneously shabar (Nehemiah 2) v.
Meaning:	1. to scrutinize 2. (by implication, of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)
KJV Renderings:	hope, tarry, view, wait.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8157

I. [שָׂבַר] verb inspect, examine (van d. H. שֹׁבֵר [so ᵐ5 συντρίβων], but Masoretic ׳ שׂ see Norzi; hence connection with Arabic [untranscribed source text 5212] probe a wound, try, examine, improbable, and this (according to Frä²⁶¹) denominative from Aramaic loan-word; improbable also is connection with Aramaic סְבַר think (compare following), Kau^{Aramaic in AT, 85} ); —

Qal Participle שׂבֵר, with ב object, Neh 2:13; Neh 2:15 I examined into the wall, inspected it closely.

BDB8158

II. [שָׂבַר]

Pi`el wait, hope (Aramaism; compare Aramaic סְבַר think, Pa`el hope ; [untranscribed source text 5213] believe, hope, Pa`el think, Aph`el hope); — Perfect 1 singular שִׂבַּרְתִּי Ps 119:166 , 3 plural שִׂבְּרוּ Esth 9:1 Imperfect 3 masculine plural יְשַׂבְּרוּ Isa 38:18, יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ Ps 145:15, יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן Ps 104:27 2 feminine plural תְּשַׂבֵּרְנָה Ruth 1:13 —

1. wait for, ל person, Ruth 1:13.

2. hope for, ל of thing Ps 119:166, אֶל of thing Isa 38:18 , אֶל person Ps 104:27; Ps 145:15 ל infinitive Esth 9:1 hope to rule.

BDB9730

[סְבַר] verb think, intend ( ᵑ7 Syriac; see Biblical Hebrew II. שׂבר (late)); —

Pe`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסְבַּר Dan 7:25, followed by infinitive

Other Resources

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