שָׁבַע
shâbaʻ(shaw-bah')
“to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)”
189 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
Translated in KJV as
adjurecharge (by an oath, with an oath)feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע))take an oath[idiom] straitly(cause to, make to) swear.
Etymology
a primitive root; properly to be complete, but used only as a denominative from H7651 (שֶׁבַע);
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“Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me…”