Strong's Lexicon

H7666

H7666 — שָׁבַר

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

HebrewshabarverbOccurrences: 21TWOT: 2322

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7666
Word:שָׁבַר
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:denominative from H7668
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:21
Transliteration:shabar
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-bar'
Meaning:1. to deal in grain
KJV Renderings:buy, sell.

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[שָׁבַר] verb denominative buy grain; —

Qal Imperfect 2 masculine plural תִּשְׁבְּרוּ Deut 2:6, 1 plural נִשְׁבְּרָה Gen 43:4 Imperative masculine plural שִׁבְרוּ Gen 42:2 +; Infinitive construct לִשְׁבֹּר Gen 42:3 +, לִשְׁבָּרֿ Gen 42:7 +; Participle masculine plural שֹׁבְרִים Gen 47:14 — buy grain for food Gen 41:57 (Gen 41:56 see Hiph`il), Gen 42:2 (שֶׁבֶר in va), Gen 42:5 with accusative אֹכֶל Gen 42:7 Gen 42:10 ; Gen 43:2 ; Gen 43:4; Gen 43:20; Gen 40:22; Gen 44:25; Deut 2:6 ( מִן person); with accusative בָּר Gen 42:3, שֶׁבֶר Gen 47:14 figurative Isa 55:1 , with accusative יַיִן וְחָלָב Isa 55:1.
Hiph`il Imperfect 1 plural נַשְׁבִּיר Amos 8:6, etc.; Participle מַשְׁבִּיר Gen 42:6; Prov 11:26 — sell grain (properly cause to buy grain), with ל person Gen 42:6 + v Gen 42:56 (read וַיַּשְׁבֵּר for ᵑ0 וַיִּשְׁבֹּר Ol Di Gunk), with accusative שֶׁבֶר Amos 8:5, מַפַּל בָּר Amos 8:6, compare Prov 11:26 with suffix person + accusative אֹכֶל + ב pret. Deut 2:28.


Other Resources

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

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